July 2025

Impact of Covid-19 on women-led shea butter processing enterprises in Northern Ghana

The Covid-19 pandemic significantly disrupted agro-processing industries globally, but its gendered impact on informal, women-led enterprises remains underexplored. This study investigates the effects of the pandemic on women-led shea butter processing enterprises in northern Ghana, examining how production, labour availability, profitability, and market access were affected and what resilience strategies were employed...

Author(s): Fadilah Mohammed, James Natia Adam and Hudu Zakaria