For Ojok Okello, a Ugandan shea nut farmer, turning his harvest into a marketable product was a lengthy and labor-intensive process. It would take at least 10 hours, with several workers helping ...

KAL AWINYA, Uganda ... tradition. Shea nuts are a critical part of her livelihood: she collects, dries, processes and sells shea nuts and their byproducts, like shea oil and butter.

In Uganda, nilotica producers are trying to meet growing demand for this butter. More from Retail When you hear "shea butter," you probably think of the West African kind. But in East Africa ...

[KAMPALA] For Ojok Okello, a Ugandan shea nut farmer, turning his harvest into a marketable product was a lengthy and labour-intensive process. It would take at least ten hours, with several workers ...