Transforming nature's subsidy: Global markets, Burkinabè women and African shea butter

In this dissertation I examine the sustainability of shea butter projects in the centre-west region of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Shea butter derives from the Vitellaria paradoxa tree, which grows in the semi-arid African savanna. Women living in this region have long collected and processed shea nu...

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Main Author: Elias, Marlène
Other Authors: Jon Unruh (Supervisor2)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2010
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=94971