News — Fair trade Shea Butter
Fair Trade Shea Butter "Womens Gold"
In Africa Shea means "life". It is known as "Women's Gold". Making shea butter , and selling the shea has improved the lives of many women in Africa. The harvesting , and production of shea has provided the women , and their families with labor, and a better quality of life. The export of shea is now growing from a small group of women to a global industry. The shea tree is called "Ghariti in the Wolof language of Senegal. The french name of the tree, and the butter is "Karite". The shea tree takes from 15 to 25 years to...