•Shea nuts The federal government’s temporary ban on raw shea nut exports has led to a sharp decline in income for rural womÂen involved in the shea value chain, with many still unable to sell their produce months after the policy was introduced. The federal government announced a six-month temporary ban on the export of […]
•Shea nuts Since the takeoff of the ban on raw shea nut exports, the industry has witnessed market disruptions and price collapse, fallen the price of the commodity by over 30 per cent, and eroding incomes of farmers and aggregators. As the fallout of the policy, industry analysts say the existing export contracts are currently […]

