The Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD), in partnership with the Lawra Municipal Assembly, the Global Shea Alliance (GSA), and Green Gold Savanna, has officially launched a massive shea enrichment planting initiative at the Pavuu CIKOD Conservat …
… He called on industry stakeholders, development partners, investors, and businesses to collaborate with the Global Shea Alliance to protect, promote, and expand the shea industry. …
… The Chief of Staff also called on industry stakeholders, development partners, investors and businesses to join the Global Shea Alliance and collaborate to protect and expand Ghana’s shea industry. …
… The event, hosted by the Buipewura, Jinapor II, Paramount Chief of the Buipe Traditional Area, brought together chiefs, queenmothers, representatives of the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, officials of the Global Shea Alliance, the Forestry Commission, women shea processors …
The Global Shea Alliance (GSA) has warned that West Africa is losing an estimated eight million shea trees every year, raising concerns that the continued degradation of shea parklands could threaten the future of the industry and the livelihoods of millions of people across the …
… The platform will also support the measurement of climate-smart agricultural practices and carbon sequestration efforts under the Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions (SLER) project, implemented by GhREDD+, the Global Shea Alliance (GSA) and the Forestry Commission with fundi …
… He added that Tree Aid is also implementing another initiative under the Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reduction Project, funded by the Green Climate Fund in partnership with the Forestry Commission, Global Shea Alliance and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). …
… This position was further reinforced at the 18th Annual Conference of the Global Shea Alliance, held in Accra last week, under the theme “Beyond Borders”. …
… This position was further reinforced at the 18th Annual Conference of the Global Shea Alliance, held in Accra last week, under the theme “Beyond Borders”. …
… Speaking at the opening of SHEA 2026, hosted by the Global Shea Alliance with support from the 24-hour economy and Accelerated Export Development Secretariat, she highlighted the importance of industrialisation in driving sustainable economic growth. …
The Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development, partnering with the Lawra Municipal Assembly, the Global Shea Alliance, and Green Gold Savanna, planted more than 16,000 shea seedlings at the Pavuu conservation site in the Upper West Region to enrich regenerated community parklands and restore biodiversity. Officials cautioned that protection against bushfires, illegal logging, and land degradation is essential to ensure the trees survive and mature.
The Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development, partnering with the Lawra Municipal Assembly, the Global Shea Alliance, and Green Gold Savanna, planted more than 16,000 shea seedlings at the Pavuu conservation site in the Upper West Region to enrich regenerated community parklands and restore biodiversity. Officials cautioned that protection against bushfires, illegal logging, and land degradation is essential to ensure the trees survive and mature.
The Chief of Staff planted a shea tree at Jubilee House on behalf of President Mahama as a symbolic gesture of the government's commitment to strengthening Ghana's shea industry through strategic partnerships, value addition, and increased investment. The tree-planting marked Shea Month activities and aimed to highlight the government's focus on promoting growth and sustainability of the sector, which provides livelihoods for thousands of people, particularly women in shea-producing communities.
The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Ghana's shea industry through increased investment, strategic partnerships and value addition. Chief of Staff Julius Debrah pledged that the government would support the sector by encouraging investments across the shea value chain and fostering partnerships to enhance production and processing.
The Ambassador to the SheaPark Resource Hub Project joined traditional leaders in Buipe to observe Shea Day, calling for urgent action to protect Ghana's shea trees through collective efforts by government, traditional authorities, development partners and communities. The Forestry Commission reported that West Africa loses an estimated eight million shea trees annually due to population growth, agricultural expansion, bushfires, unsustainable removal and climate change.
The Global Shea Alliance warns that West Africa loses an estimated eight million shea trees each year due to population growth, agricultural expansion, bushfires, unsustainable tree felling, and climate change. Without urgent action, global demand for shea products could exceed supply by 2044, threatening the livelihoods of millions across the region.
The Tree Crops Development Authority has inaugurated the National Shea Commodity Platform to modernise Ghana's shea value chain through digital traceability, real-time market data, and direct connections between rural shea nut collectors—predominantly women in northern Ghana—and domestic and international buyers. The platform will also support climate-smart agricultural practices and carbon sequestration efforts under the Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions project, with funding from the Green Climate Fund.
Stakeholders in Tamale have urged urgent investment and stronger policy alignment to scale up agroforestry as a strategy to combat climate change, land degradation, and rural poverty. The Agroforestry Technical Working Group dialogue brought together policymakers, development partners, traditional authorities, technical experts, and farmers to discuss integrating trees into farming systems for climate resilience and food security.
At the Global Shea Alliance's 18th Annual Conference in Accra, AAK called for stronger regional coordination across the shea value chain. Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang highlighted the structural imbalance where women dominate collection and primary processing but benefit less from the value created, and emphasized the need to strengthen intra-African trade through the African Continental Free Trade Area framework.
At the Global Shea Alliance conference in Accra, AAK called for stronger regional coordination and resilience in the shea sector. Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang highlighted structural imbalances favouring women's participation and called for measures to ensure women benefit more from the value they create, while participants emphasised strengthening intra-African trade through AfCFTA.
Vice-President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called on Ghana to move away from exporting raw shea toward value-added production to maximize benefits from rising global demand. She noted that the shea sector supports hundreds of thousands of women and emphasized the importance of processing, innovation, and market access in driving sustainable economic growth.