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    ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIAL OF SHEA BUTTER PROCESSING ON THE LIVELIHOOD OF WOMEN PROCESSORS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA.
    (Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies & Management, 2017-10-17) IF Ayanda, OL Salawu
    Potential of shea butter processing on processors’ livelihood, processing techniques, shea nuts’ availability, outcomes and constraints of shea butter processing in Kwara State were investigated. Random sampling technique was used to select 81 processors used as respondents. Percentages and frequencies were used for data analysis. The average age of the processors and years spent in shea butter processing were 48.40 and 20.6 years respectively. Manual processing technique dominated the enterprise. Low processing (0.98 kilograms of shea butter), income of N490.00 or $US 2.72 Dollars/day (higher than the critical poverty level of $1/day) was recorded. Also, 42%, 45% and 43% of processors were able to pay the school fees, settled hospital bills, lived in block and cemented buildings showing the potential of shea butter processing on improving processors’ livelihood provided loan is liberalized for acquisition of processing machine to increase the quantity and quality of shea butter.