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COVOL Uganda

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The Cooperative Office for Voluntary Organizations (COVOL) is a non-profit, voluntary organization, which has been working in Uganda since 1988. COVOL develops and implements effective, low-cost innovations which enhance the food and economic security of rural households in Sub-Saharan Africa through conservation and utilization of indigenous biodiversity.

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COVOL Uganda : DERO

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The Northern Uganda Food Security Project (DERO). The Northern Uganda Food Security Project (DERO). Was implemented by the NGO COVOL Uganda from 1997 to 1999. Under the first phase of DERO, three county-based resource centers were established, serving as training platforms, and commercial ‘food banks’ where staple crops were purchased in season and stored for sale back to the community during the annual ‘hungry season’ when food stocks are scarce and prices their highest. The ...At the farm level, DERO e...

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The Shea Project : Beneficiaries

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The Shea Project 2008-2012.pdf. NUSPA in Lexus Magazine.pdf. Improved technology introduced under the Shea Project reduces both female labor and fuelwood inputs, reinforcing the productive utility of the species and reducing environmental impacts of processing.

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The Shea Project: Nilotica Shea-Butter

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The Shea Project 2008-2012.pdf. NUSPA in Lexus Magazine.pdf. Comes from a sub-species of the shea-butter tree indigenous to the Nile region of Africa. Shea-butter from the nilotica. Variety is soft and fragrant, with high levels of olein and therapeutic unsaponifiables. Much softer and smoother in consistency than conventional shea-butters, nilotica. Shea-butter is a unique and precious botanical substance, a blend of natural compounds with unparalleled healing and moisturizing effects on the skin. Cruel...

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The Shea Project: Economic & Food Security

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The Shea Project 2008-2012.pdf. NUSPA in Lexus Magazine.pdf. Economic and Food Security. About half of all shea-butter processed is consumed at home. Properly processed and stored shea-butter keeps well for months. Shea-nut dried well can keep for years, being resistant to insect attack. The Shea Project seeks to access national, regional and international markets for Ugandan shea-butter and other non-wood products of indigenous woodland, reinforcing.

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The Shea Project: Technology and Conservation

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The Shea Project 2008-2012.pdf. NUSPA in Lexus Magazine.pdf. Traditional shea processing involves heavy inputs of fuelwood and female labor. In order to conserve the tree as a local natural resource, the economic utility of shea-nut and shea-butter must 'compete' with the short-term cash value of the tree as a sack or two of charcoal. Improved technology introduced under the Shea Project reduces both female labor and fuelwood inputs, reinforcing the productive utility of the species and reducing.

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The Shea Project:

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The Shea Project 2008-2012.pdf. Reinforcing sound management through trade: shea tree products in Africa. NUSPA in Lexus Magazine.pdf. The VITELLARIA DATA BASE. Since 1995, COVOL has developed working partnerships with NGOs working in southern Sudan and Tanzania. The Shea Project is based on the value of the nilotic shea-butter tree, Vitellaria paradoxa. A slow-growing hardwood fruit tree indigenous to northern Uganda and Southern Sudan. Women's income from shea products pays for children's school fees, ...

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The Shea Project: The Shea Butter Tree in Uganda

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The Shea Project 2008-2012.pdf. NUSPA in Lexus Magazine.pdf. The Shea Butter Tree in Uganda. In the districts of northern and eastern Uganda, the shea-butter tree is the most conspicuous of the useful trees conserved when clearing land for cultivation. In traditional farming systems, the shea tree grows with millet, sorghum, pigeon pea, cotton, cowpea, beans, cassava and even banana.