INTEREST in Uganda’s shea nut butter is picking up in the European market particularly with the cosmetics industry, an export trade official has said, writes Doreen Kansiime.

Susan Bingi, who is in charge of the bio-trade programme at the Uganda Exports Promotion Board, said European buyers were showing more interest in the shea nut butter called Uganda Nilotica type.

“Our shea nut butter is now preferred over the West African butter, which was popular before. It has better quality oils and it is exported when it’s already in butter form unlike the West African butter which is exported as nuts,” Bingi said.
She said there are only two companies under the bio-trade programme exporting the butter.