AGAGO, Uganda, June 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - S itting on an anthill in northeast Uganda, local clan leader Justine Tooyero watched wistfully over the few shea trees visible in the distance, ...

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DURHAM, N.H.— The shea tree is a vital social and economic crop that is best known for the popular product shea butter—a multimillion-dollar ingredient used in cosmetics, personal care products, ...

Shea trees benefit from bees moving pollen between their flowers to produce fruit, but the new study -- just published in the Journal of Applied Ecology -- found that in sites with low tree and shrub ...

In northern Uganda’s Pader district, a women-led cooperative is leading efforts to replant shea trees, restore deforested land and improve local livelihoods through the processing and sale of shea ...