Ghana: Three shea butter factories commissioned at Kassena-Nankana

Published Mar 2, 2021

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Tree Aid, in collaboration with local partners and Jersey Overseas Aid, has funded the completion and equipping of three shea butter processing centers in northern Ghana, owned by local women's groups. The project, part of Tree Aid's 'Grow Hope Project' that aims to boost household income and sustainable forest product supplies, has invested over GHC108,0.00 in the facilities. The initiative is expected to enhance production quality and efficiency, meeting market demands. The project also focuses on firewood management, increasing tree cover, and building capacities to improve livelihoods and reduce poverty.

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Tree Aid, an International Development Organization working in Northern Ghana has commissioned and handed over three shea butter processing centres to women groups at three different communities in the Kassena-Nankana area of the Upper East Region. The NGO under its ‘Grow Hope Project’ supported the women groups who had started the construction of the processing centres to complete them and install the necessary equipment to aid in the processing of quality shea butter. The beneficiary communities are Nyangua and Biu in the Kassena-Nankana Municipal and Chiana-Abolo in the Kassena-Nankana West District. The project, which started in 2018 is being facilitated by Organization for Indigenous Initiatives and Sustainability (ORGIIS), a local NGO which focuses on the environment. It is financially support from the Jersey Overseas Aid, another NGO. Speaking at the separate commissioning of the projects, Mr Jonathan A. Naaba, the Country Programmes Manager, Tree Aid, explained ...

Source: Ghanaweb