Nombre de page : 0

Date de publication : 30-11--0001

Edition : Non défini

Auteur : ired.org

Type : Ouvrages

Theme :

The shea tree is crucial to Soudano-Sahelian peoples and ecosystems. Shea nuts and oil (shea butter) are also one of the few regional commodities whose extraction, processing and commercialization are under the control of women. Owing to the species’ key nutritional, medicinal, economic, ecological and cultural functions, shea has drawn the interest of researchers and advocates for gender equity and sustainable development, who have focused on growing global markets for shea butter to enhance the incomes of impoverished rural women.