Shea butter processing, a local business with global prospects

Shea butter can be described as gold. According to a paper by M.C.C. Eneh, director, Federal Department of Agriculture, shea butter currently grows in the wild in many states including Niger, Nasarawa, Kebbi, Kwara, Kogi, Adamawa, Benue, Edo, Katsina, Plateau, Sokoto, Zamfara, Taraba, Borno and Oyo.