shea butter

shea butter

In an effort to boost output and improve the value chain, UNIDO set up a programme, funded by the Government of Luxembourg, to provide better production equipment for women’s shea butter cooperatives and to help train them in organization and management. It also provided training to raise women’s awareness of international quality standards and helped to support the protection and promotion of rights through the creation of a community-based production system. At the same time, through a successful collaboration with French cosmetics firm, Chimitex, UNIDO helped to improve direct access to international markets especially for higher value products made locally from shea butter.