Globalisations in a nutshell: historical perspectives on the changing governance of the shea commodity chain in northern Ghana

Pre-colonial patterns of trade in West Africa included exchanges of shea in periodic local and regional markets. The collection, processing and marketing of shea products in such markets continues to be predominantly by women to both meet subsistence needs, and exchange of surpluses. In the early pa...

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Main Authors: Wardell, D.A., Fold, N.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Ubiquity Press, Ltd. 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94765

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