Global Shea Alliance

The global voice of shea 🌰 Advancing quality, empowering women, building sustainable livelihoods across Africa.

News, policy & industry updates.

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SMEs make up about 45% of GSA’s membership and drive innovation, value addition and growth in the shea sector.

GSA supports them in building stronger, more competitive businesses.

📖 Read the 2025 Annual Report: https://t.co/KbPL40gmap

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The Global Shea Alliance’s commitment to action, Action for Shea Parklands (ASP), will be featured at this year’s Clinton Global Initiative (CGI Annual Meeting.
Our Development Director, Marie Veyrier, will join the Clinton Global Initiative community

#CGI2026

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#UNCCD #COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia may be over, but the core message from our Managing Director, Aaron Adu is as relevant as ever

At the Global Shea Alliance, we’re turning this vision into action across West Africa.

#GlobalSheaAlliance #SheaIndustry #SheaPolicy

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A sustainable shea sector needs skills and knowledge to grow.

Through its Sustainability Programme, GSA equips women with the skills and business training to strengthen their livelihoods and create greater value.

Skills. Knowledge. Growth.

#globalsheaalliance #sustainability

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Le beurre de karité peut être séparé en différentes fractions.

La stéarine est la fraction la plus dure et présentant un point de fusion plus élevé, obtenue par fractionnement.

Vous voulez savoir quelle est l'autre fraction ?
#AGK #Analysessurlekarité #Éducationaukarité

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🔬 One ingredient. Different fractions. Different possibilities.

Shea butter can be separated into different fractions. Stearin is the harder fraction, with applications in food and cosmetics.

Want to know what the other fraction is?

#GSA #Sheaensights #Sheaeducation #Shea

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Quick question!

What do you call shea butter in your local language?

Drop the name below and tell us which language or community it comes from. 👇🏾

#Shea #SheaIndustry #AfricanLanguages
#GlobalSheaAlliance #SheaInsights #SheaEducation #SheaKnowledge

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The shea tree is native to Africa.

And nowhere tells its story better than the communities that have lived alongside it for generations.

#GlobalSheaAlliance #SheaInsights #SheaEducation #SheaKnowledge

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The shea tree is native to Africa.

And nowhere tells its story better than the communities that have lived alongside it for generations.

#GlobalSheaAlliance #SheaInsights #SheaEducation #SheaKnowledge

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What looks like a landscape from above is much more than that.

This is Shea Parkland!!!

#GlobalSheaAlliance #SustainableShea #SheaConservation #Sustainability

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Nature's Gift

The shea tree has been part of African landscapes for generations.
Its story didn't begin in a laboratory.

It began in our communities.

#GlobalSheaAlliance #SheaInsights #sheaeducation #sheaknowledge

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That familiar ingredient in many skincare products has a long history.

🧈 From kernel to butter, every step adds value.
Save this post for the next time you see ‘shea butter’ on a label.

#GlobalSheaAlliance #Sheainsights #sheaeducation #sheaknowledge

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Word of the week: Shea value chain

The shea value chain is the journey of shea from the tree to the final product.

It includes the people, businesses and activities involved in processing, transforming and selling shea.

#GlobalSheaAlliance #SheaInsights #SheaEducation

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Sustainability isn't one thing.

It’s about people. Landscapes. Markets. Quality. Resilience.

GSA’s Sustainability Programme brings these pieces together to help build a more prosperous and sustainable shea ecosystem.

#GlobalSheaAlliance #SustainableShea #SheaConservation

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What exactly does the Global Shea Alliance do?

We connect the people and organizations behind the shea industry from producer groups and businesses to governments and development partners to strengthen the value chain and expand opportunities.

#GlobalSheaAlliance #Sheaindustry

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Fun Fact :

Shea is a fruit!

The fruit is edible, but the butter comes from its kernel which, after processing, becomes the rich shea butter we know.

#GlobalSheaAlliance #SheaInsights #SheaEducation #SheaKnowledge

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Every seedling is an investment in the future. 🌱

By propagating and nurturing grafted shea seedlings, women are helping build a more productive, resilient, and sustainable shea industry while strengthening community livelihoods.

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Then: Grandma kept shea butter in a small tin by the bedside.

Now: It's found in premium skincare products and food around the world.

Same shea.
Different journey.

#sheabutter #sheaIndustry #GSA

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The shea tree has no "off switch."

While the harvest season is temporary, work in the shea industry continues year-round from storage and processing to quality control, exports and product manufacturing.

#Shea #sustainability #GSA

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You know shea. But do you know its journey? 🌿

From the shea tree to the hands that process it, and eventually to products enjoyed around the world, there’s a story behind every drop.

Press play and discover the journey of shea. ▶️

#GSA #Shea #SheaButter #SheaValueChain