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Ten shea butter businesses in Ghana's Savannah Region just completed a transformative training program that's already helping them expand and professionalize. One company gained 17 new members while another hired its first marketing strategist.
Nigeria just extended its ban on exporting raw shea nuts for another year, keeping processing jobs and profits inside the country. The move could transform thousands of agricultural workers into manufacturing employees while reducing reliance on imported goods made from Nigeria's own resources.
Ghana's tourism authority is commissioning musician Wiyaala and shea butter pioneer Hamamat Montia as global ambassadors to showcase the country's cultural wealth. The move marks a shift toward authentic, homegrown storytelling over expensive foreign marketing agencies.
Brown University researchers discovered that shea butter, the same ingredient in your lotion, can safely remove toxic "forever chemicals" from contaminated water. This breakthrough could clean polluted water without adding new toxins to the environment.
Ghana just launched a groundbreaking shea processing hub in Wa that will transform how thousands of women producers turn local resources into economic opportunity. The new facility brings modern processing, training, and export support to one of the country's most important industries.
President Mahama launched a world-class agro-industrial hub in Ghana's Upper West Region that will transform shea butter production and lift thousands of women out of poverty. The project shifts women from raw extraction to value-added manufacturing, creating round-the-clock jobs while protecting the environment.