Shea trees are known to be Butyrospermum parkii, whose growth is mainly in the agroforestry parklands of West Africa, Fortunately, Nigeria is one of the region top producing country. Shea is known as a native source for edible oil or fat and from origin it has been used for frying, adding to sauces, as a skin pomade, for medicinal uses, to making of soap, serving as oil for lanterns and cultural purposes at ceremonies, for instance, births, weddings, and funerals. The shea tree is very unique and wild; its growth can be up as high as 15 meters and takes about 15 years before a tree begins to yield fruit and 25 years more before it is completely mature. The tree can yield fruits for the next 200 years. The tree life span is 200 years’ duration and can produce more than 25 to 50 kilograms of berries per annum. […]
