Who We Are
A Platform Built for Every Shea Actor
SNG serves as the coordinating platform for collective representation and advancement of all actors of the Shea value chain in Ghana.
Shea Network Ghana (SNG) was collectively formed at the Annual Multi-Stakeholder Shea Forum and championed by the conscious efforts of industry stakeholders in 2009. Incorporated in 2010 as a Company Limited by Guarantee, SNG has grown into Ghana’s most visible and trusted shea industry organisation.
SNG works as a coordinating platform for collective representation and advancement of the ideals of all actors along the shea value chain. With a resolute focus on women’s inclusion and economic empowerment, SNG champions policy reform, market access, and capacity building across Ghana’s shea communities.
The organisation has witnessed three board compositions since inception and remains the primary entry and exit point for stakeholders, partners, and data seekers in Ghana’s shea sector. SNG’s advocacy efforts led directly to the formation of the Global Shea Alliance and the landmark shift of shea regulation from COCOBOD to the Tree Crop Development Authority.
SNG was founded with support from Oxfam, SNV, Jakssally Youth Group, ISODEC, and SEND Ghana, with backing from COCOBOD. Today it stands independently — a resilient, multi-funded institution that has transitioned from pioneer-led funding to diversified revenue streams.
Core Values
The Principles That Guide Everything We Do
Strategic Direction
Four Pillars of Sustainable Impact
Areas of Collaboration
- Promotion of restorative parklands and Shea plantation establishment
- Women’s economic empowerment and cooperative development
- Value addition along the Shea value chain
- GI Certification preparation for members
- Robust membership data and needs assessment
- Peacebuilding and prevention of cross-border conflicts
- Eradication of plastic waste and marine pollution
- Promotion of good nutrition and community health
- Training on quality shea butter processing
- Environmental restoration and biodiversity protection
Our Members
A Network of 408 Registered Members
Indirect reach: Through member co-operatives, SNG indirectly connects 58,161 individuals. An additional 94 project-based co-operatives bring 4,774 further individual members. SNG’s operations span 25 districts and 84 communities across Ghana.
“SNG remains the centre for successful coordination of stakeholders in the shea value chain — the most visible local shea content organisation in Ghana.”
Projects & Programmes
Turning Strategy Into Community-Level Change
Partnerships
A Coalition of Committed Partners
SNG has partnered with over 20 organisations in undertaking different initiatives across project implementation and opportunity creation. Multiple marketing and community platforms have been established to support access for members, with SNG’s partnership network expanding from national to regional and community stakeholders — including traditional authorities.
Resource conservation, gender empowerment, financial inclusion, value creation for products, and policy engagement are areas where SNG has made transformative impacts, especially in shea communities across northern Ghana.