CIFOR–ICRAF publishes over 750 publications every year on agroforestry, forests and climate change, landscape restoration, rights, forest policy and much more – in multiple languages.

CIFOR–ICRAF addresses local challenges and opportunities while providing solutions to global problems for forests, landscapes, people and the planet.

We deliver actionable evidence and solutions to transform how land is used and how food is produced: conserving and restoring ecosystems, responding to the global climate, malnutrition, biodiversity and desertification crises. In short, improving people’s lives.

Shea nuts

Shea nuts are harvested between mid-June and mid-September after being freed from their pulp. The nut is then washed and allowed to dry, Burkina Faso.

Photo by Ollivier Girard/CIFOR

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Keywords:

Africa, dry forests, systems, income, CIFOR, verticals, nontimber forest products, governance, Town of Leo, Burkina Faso, harvesting, poverty alleviation, ecosystem services, small businesses, production, trade, shea nuts, household expenditure, household income, Sissili, Centre-Ouest, BF.

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