Shea Nuts
The shea nut tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) is a widely distributed and traditional source of vegetable fat in the Sahel for the Bambara, Dyula, Fulani, Hausa, and Wolof peoples. Some of its common names suggest its dietary importance: bambouk butter tree, galam butter tree, and arbre à beurre. Other common names in many different languages include karité, cárei, carité, lulu, sirreh, se, berekunan, tamba, taanga, and kareje. Fruity pulp and butter from shea nut trees are important food sources during the ‘hunger months’ of the early rainy season, before annual crops are harvested. However, even though the shea nut tree is widespread and traditionally used, it is underutilized because of the high amounts of labor, fuel, and water that are required to process it. The grueling and resource-intensive butter-making process can be streamlined by modern, low-tech methods that could expand its use as a hedge against food insecurity.
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Lìmú ɔ ɖò ta jí nú nyɔnù lε ɖŏ tò ɖĕè nɔ dŏ lìmútín lε ɖì Senegal ɖŏ africa hwèjayí alŏ Ethiopie ɖŏ africa zănzànhwéjí ɖɔhùn lε mε. Amɔ nu e ma w'azɔ ɖŏ lìmú kwín lε wŭ ganjí ă, lìmú kpódó nu e nɔ tɔn sín mε lε kpó nɔ nyɔ ganjí ă. Yεwunkwiyi dowu élɔ ɖŏ lĕè e na w'azɔ dò lìmú kwín lε jĭ bɔ e na...
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Lìmú ɔ nͻ ɖŏ sinmε koklójó nɔ bɔ é nͻ ɖè sín kwín lìmútín tɔn mε (Vitellaria paradoxa) ɖĕè é nͻ mɔ ɖŏ africa hwèj'ayĭ e. é nͻ zăn lìmú ɖŏ nùsáwŭ mε, ɖŏ nùɖúɖú ɖélε mε ɖì chocola ɖɔhùn. énε gùdó ɔ, é nͻ lε zăn ɖŏ dótomasìn ɖélε mε. Lĕè é nͻ bló lìmú ɔ gbɔn vɛ wŭ tawùn bɔ zizăn kpεví ɖé hεn ɔ é na...
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2015-03-26
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Access Agriculture Training Video In this video, we will learn how to collect shea fruits, remove nuts from shea fruits, sort, dry and shell the nuts to get good quality kernels. We shall also learn how to sort, dry and grade shea kernels for the market. Available languages Bambara Chichewa /...
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Access Agriculture Training Video Shea butter is used a lot in cooking, traditional medicine and cosmetic products. However traditional extraction of shea butter doesn’t follow required hygiene rules, this results in unsafe butter that can cause illness in consumers. In this video, we will learn...
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2018-10-17 The arid region directly south of the Sahara Desert (the Sahel), which stretches from Senegal to Ethiopia, has limited sources of fats and oils. Dairy products from cows and sheep are scarce and traditional oilseed crops are few. This is problematic for human health since fats and oils contain...
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