The shea tree is one of the most cherished trees in Uganda due to its versatility as a source of food, and an ingredient for skin care products.
However, after the onslaught of the destructive charcoal business and logging targeting traditional trees in Northern Uganda such as Afzelia Africana and the shea tree, environmentalists in the civil society arena and the local government believe it is time to introduce the farmer managed natural regeneration of traditional trees.
This way there is no need to plant seedlings but rather conserve the existing traditional trees or give a chance to the tree stumps to re-grow.
Acen Victoria Brandy is a small-scale producer of shea nut skin care products in Gulu city. At her production space she crushes and mixes the nuts with semi-automated machines to produce body cream that can be used for nourishing the skin, lips and hair.
