Buipe, Dec 12, GNA- Vice President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the Government would by 2012 establish three shea nut processing factories in the three Northern Regions to make use of the abundant raw material in those areas.

"Already the construction of the one in the Northern Region is located in Buipe here and will be completed by the 7th of February next year, while the next two will also be located in vantage areas of the Upper East and Upper West Regions."

Vice President Mahama announced this when he inspected the Buipe Sheanut Processing factory at Buipe in the Northern Region as part of his three-day official visit to the Northern Region.

Apart from inspecting the processing factory project, Vice President Mahama also inaugurated an $ 8.5 milli'