The shea butter tree's untapped riches
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CTA. 1991. The shea butter tree's untapped riches. Spore 32. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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The shea butter tree grows throughout savanna areas of West Africa and is prized for the oil extracted from its nuts, and for the sale of the nuts themselves. Unfortunately, processing and marketing difficulties mean that only 40% of the produce is...