Advancing Women’s Rights to Strengthen Shea Enterprises
Advancing Women’s Rights to Strengthen Shea Enterprises
Adisah Zakaria, a member of the Teihitong Co-operative in northern Ghana, has spent years managing her land with care, balancing food crop production with shea production and collection during the season from May to August. The shea trees provide a vital source of income, while crops such as maize and legumes support household food needs and help cushion the family when shea harvests are low. It is a system she understands well, one she has relied on for years.