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Peace Corps Ghana Version 1, March 2008 This manual was developed for Peace Corps Volunteers, by Peace Corps Volunteers, in an effort to preserve the knowledge we have gained from working with groups at the producer level, companies who buy and export shea butter, and the various organizations and government agencies that you may encounter when working with shea. • Sarah Brabeck, PCV Fiang Upper West Region (2006-07) • Michael Fravel, PCV Hian Upper West Region (20006-07) • Bill Reinecke , PCV Savelugu Northern Region (2006-07) • Paul Sari, PCV Tamale Northern Region (2006-07) • Jennifer Schneidman, PCV Nangodi Upper East Region (2006-07) Page 2 of 28 David McNally APCD/SED March 2008
Peace Corps Ghana Version 1, March 2008 Table of Contents 1: The Biology of Shea ..................................................................................................4 Where do Shea trees live?..........................................................................................4 Life Cycle...................................................................................................................4 Cultivation and Transplantation.................................................................................5 How to Make Shea Butter..........................................................................................5 A Little Shea Chemistry.............................................................................................6 2: Uses of Shea..............................................................................................................7 Traditional Products7 Other Traditional Uses of Shea butter .......................................................................7 Traditional Non-Butter Uses......................................................................................8 Industrial Uses ...........................................................................................................9 3: The Shea Market......................................................................................................10 4: The Shea Value Chain .............................................................................................11 5: Working at the Producer Level................................................................................12 Group Dynamics ......................................................................................................12 Roles Within a Group ..............................................................................................13 Identifying Your Market..........................................................................................13 Processing Equipment & Machinery .......................................................................14 Cooperative Registration .........................................................................................14 6. Stories from the Field..............................................................................................16 Shea Butter Extractor’s Women’s Group: Lessons Learned ...................................16 AN EXAMPLE OF COSTING ...............................................................................19 Break-Even Analysis from a UNDP study based near Tamale ...............................20 7: Supporting Actors in the Shea Industry/Contacts....................................................21 NGOs and Companies Involved in the Ghanaian Shea Industry.............................21 Major International Companies in the Shea Industry: .............................................21 Local Buyers in Ghana (Nuts & Butter) ..................................................................21 8. Appendices..............................................................................................................23 Appendix 1. Value-added to selling price of shea butter cosmetics.......................24 Appendix 2. Ghana Shea SS MAP (from SNV Ghana)..........................................25 Appendix 3. Traditional Shea Processing (adapted from Dr. Peter Lovett). ..........26 Page 3 of 28
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