This study was commissioned by USAID -Kampala to evaluate the economic and environmental prospects for the Shea sector of Uganda. Specifically the study aimed to evaluate the prospects for a range of Shea products for local, national and international markets. The output from the study being to provide options for improving the livelihoods of communities based in the Shea producing areas of Uganda and suggesting possible strategies to assist greater commercialisation of this novel, traditional product within an environmentally sustainable manner