Objective The shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) is an important species for the production of edible vegetable fat and personal care products processed from the dried kernel of its fruits. It shows a high potential for income generation and food security in the Sudano -Sahelian zone. To improve the sustainable production in terms of both quantity and quality and in order to promote trade with shea products, we propose an integrated and innovative research approach that couples biophysical, biological, chemical and socio-economic methods. We will study the impact of climate change in shea tree by modelling its distribution under climate change scenarios and assess the resilience of the populations face to drought using ecophysiological variables. We will analyse the imp act of global change on natural regeneration and genetic diversity and assess the fruit production in parkland and predict the effect on long term by elaborating forest dynamic models. Both activities will allow the elaboration of a strategy for management of resource for sustainable use on mid and long term.The valorisation of origins and farmer varieties will be studied by characterising the genetic resources using chemical variables for edible fat and testing their new anti-oxidant properties, for the development of personal care markets. The traceability of the fruit and shea butter at the different stage of the processing, from fruit to butter, will be studied using innovative technique. New methodology based on near infrared spectrometry will be tested to improve low cost and environment friendly chemical analyses. Research on post harvest quality control will be undertaken to improve the butter for export markets. We will analyse the patterns and trends of shea commodity chains and the roles of market participants involved in the production, marketing and consumption of the products. The result will be synthesised, translated in operational recommendations and disseminated through a participative process. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growingmedical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growingnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changessocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy Programme(s) FP6-INCO - Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) INCO-2004-A3.2 - Bio-diverse, bio-safe and value added crops Call for proposal FP6-2004-INCO-DEV-3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT EU contribution No data Address 42, rue Scheffer PARIS France See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF YORK United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Heslington YORK See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AARHUSKARLSHAMN SWEDEN AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address KARLSHAMN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIQUE FORESTRY CONSULTANTS, GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Egonstrasse 51-53 FREIBURG See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT D ECONOMIE RURALE Mali EU contribution No data Address 206 street, 30 door SIKASSO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT SENEGALAIS DE RECHERCHES AGRICOLES Senegal EU contribution No data Address Route des Hydrocarbures, Bel Air 3120 DAKAR See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNOLOGIQUE Burkina Faso EU contribution No data Address 7047 OUAGADOUGOU See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MAKERERE UNIVERSITY Uganda EU contribution No data Address Kawempe Division, Makerere Zone 7062 KAMPALA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES TAMALE Ghana EU contribution No data Address 1350 TAMALE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KØBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution No data Address Noerregade 10 COPENHAGEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER I France EU contribution No data Address 5 Bd Henri IV MONTPELLIER See on map Total cost No data ROYAL VETERINARY AND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Denmark EU contribution No data Address Bülowsvej 17 FREDERIKSBERG C. See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
