Shea Processors Call for Board to Regulate Prices and Exports
NORTHERN REGION — Some shea butter processors in the Kumbungu District are calling for the establishment of a regulatory board to streamline the pricing and export of raw shea nuts. The call, in the backdrop of vulnerability to price manipulation, unfair trade practices and inconsistent market access, aims to stabilise costs for local women’s cooperatives, which are struggling to compete with bulk exporters due to limited capital and reliance on seasonal incomes.