The Assistant UN Secretary-General, Ms Ahunna Eziakonwa, has urged women in Ghana's shea butter value chain to benefit from the AfCFTA to increase their income by exporting. The UNDP has pledged extra funding and continued support for shea butter production in Ghana. The Women in Fair Trade Certification and Sustainable Shea Butter Production project has already trained 7,200 women in northern Ghana, and 3,000 are involved in nut collection. The project exports Shea Butter to several countries and aims to expand to the US and European markets.