Vitellaria paradoxa (Gaertn CF), or shea tree, remains one of the most valuable trees for
farmers in the Atacora district of northern Benin, where rural communities depend on shea …

Research on agroforestry largely continues to ignore the significance of gender relations in
shaping natural resource management processes. To contribute towards filling this gap, this …

Vitellaria paradoxa (shea) parklands are one of the major features of the Sudanian
savannah. Besides the parklands importance in terms of provision of ecosystem services …

Traditional practices are universally recognised as a basis for conservation of biodiversity.
However, such practices are often not included in natural resource conservation policies …

Agricultural production in northern Benin is characterized by smallholder traditional
agroforestry systems, with on-farm remnant tree species. Among its numerous advantages …

The population of shea butter tree (Vitellaria paradoxa CF Gaertn.)—a priority tree with
enormous economic and cultural values to the parkland communities in Uganda, is rapidly …

This study examined the dynamics, challenges and opportunities of developing innovation
systems in low resource settings with a particular focus on Uganda. It applied perspectives …

A cross sectional survey was conducted in north-eastern Shea zones of Uganda to assess
ethnonomenclature of the Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa CF Gaertn.) and products. The …

In Ghana, the shea trees grow in Upper East, Upper West and Northern Regions. The shea
industry which is dominated by women has attracted the attention of researchers who …

This paper presents an object based Geographical Information Systems for Transportation
(GIS-T) data model for road maintenance in Uganda. It is part of research aimed at …