Nigeria’s recent temporary ban on shea nut exports has triggered several reactions across the industry.
With prices falling by 33 percent and stakeholders split over the move’s impact on the economy and livelihoods, experts say that some will be gainers and losers.
While local processors see new opportunities in job creation, stronger value chains and reduced raw exports, the aggregators and exporters warn of crippling losses, with billions of naira already tied up in unsold stock.
“The local processors with installed capacity and thos
