Nature’s protection for skin is held inside the shea nut. The world is discovering shea butter and its amazing skin-care qualities. Shea butter is also an ingredient in food products, from chocolate to ice cream to biscuits. The Trade Hub is working with shea nut and shea butter companies to build a competitive industry . www.globalshea.com
The Global Shea Alliance has launched the Shea Quality Improvement Program, which was devised at the Shea 2012: Shared Value annual conference in April.
Thousands of women in Benin, Ghana and Nigeria will participate in training workshops to share...
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Shea business people around the world are gearing up for Shea 2012: Shared Value as online registration surged on its first day. More than 50 people registered for the event within 24 hours of opening of the registration. Shea 2012:...
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Communique from the Ghana Shea Network
COMMUNIQUE: 3RD NATIONAL SHEA MULTI-STAKEHOLDER FORUM, BOLGA
The Shea Network Ghana, which comprises representatives of shea producers, private sector, civil society, the media and government departments and agencies...
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Registration for the most important international Shea event for 2011, Shea 2011: Sustainable Solutions, is now open on the Global Shea website!
Sign up now to take advantage of reduced ticket prices and to guarantee your place....
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On Oct. 11, 2010, the first private sector alliance to build a better shea...
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Two recent events point to renewed vigor across the shea sector in West Africa. In Ghana, more than 130 shea stakeholders attended the second multi-sector stakeholder forum in...
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Australia’s Center for Complementary Medicine confirmed that a pill using shea compounds reduces inflammation and cartilage degradation by up to 30% - and it’s...
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People across Africa have used shea butter as a balm for millennia – a recent scientific study confirms that doing so contributes to good health. In August, researchers at...
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Oct. 18-20: Sustainable Cosmetics Conference in Paris, France. Contact ebarzakova [at] watradehub...
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The livelihoods of millions of West African women is directly tied to shea nuts that come from trees that grow in a zone south of the Sahel. The nuts have been used for generations to make shea butter and shea oil, which have a multitude of uses, from lotions to soap to cooking oil. The export of shea nuts and shea butter has grown substantially in the last five years. Consumer demand for the natural cosmetics made with shea butter continues to grow as does demand in the specialty fats industry.
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