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shea [ˈʃɪə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tropical African sapotaceous tree, Butyrospermum parkii, with oily seeds
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds)
shea butter the white butter-like fat obtained from the seeds of this plant and used as food, to make soaps, etc.
[from Bambara si]
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Though there is a National Cocoa, Coffee and Sheanut Farmers' Association, it does not have much appeal.
Killing distrust: Kwabena Sarpong Akosah reports on a fast-growing ... by Akosah, Kwabena Sarpong / New Internationalist
The Shea Network seeks to address the technical needs and commercial interests of the primary producers of sheanut and shea butter (karite), a nutritional and economic resource for the rural people--women farmers in particular--in a total of 18 African countries extending across a wide swath of the continent, from Senegal to Ethiopia and Uganda.
Africa must act on bio-piracy by Masters, Eliot / New African
 
 
 
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