Chad: White Gold Opens Income Stream For Women · Global Voices
Ndesanjo Macha

Franseca writes about white gold in Chad: “Shea nuts are indigenous to southern Chad, and have been traditionally pressed into a black oil to add to foods.  While nutritious, it has an odor that many find unpleasant.  Processing the Shea nuts into a white butter  gives it all kinds of household and commercial applications, opening up new income streams for local women.”