IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bjc/journl/v12y2025i3p385-390.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

A Review of the Constraints and Prospects of Shea Butter Processing in Ghana and Burkina Faso

Author

Listed:
  • Abu Ibrahim Azebre

    (Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences)

Abstract

Shea butter, extracted from the nuts of the Vitellaria paradoxa tree, holds a crucial position in the global market, particularly within the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and food industries. This review paper investigates the constraints and prospects of Shea butter processing in Ghana and Burkina Faso, two leading producers. Key challenges include gender inequality, environmental degradation, lack of mechanization, financial and market barriers, and weak institutional support. However, there are substantial opportunities for economic growth, women’s empowerment, and sustainable development within the industry. The paper recommends Governments in Ghana and Burkina Faso to address gender disparities in the Shea butter value chain by improving women’s access to resources and supporting cooperatives. Policies should promote sustainability through incentives and certification schemes, while infrastructure investment can enhance market access. Financial institutions should offer tailored credit, and research should focus on sustainable processing, gender equity, and Shea waste valorization.

Suggested Citation

  • Abu Ibrahim Azebre, 2025. "A Review of the Constraints and Prospects of Shea Butter Processing in Ghana and Burkina Faso," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 12(3), pages 385-390, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjc:journl:v:12:y:2025:i:3:p:385-390
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijrsi/digital-library/volume-12-issue-3/385-390.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijrsi/articles/a-review-of-the-constraints-and-prospects-of-shea-butter-processing-in-ghana-and-burkina-faso/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Jasaw, Godfred Seidu & Saito, Osamu & Gasparatos, Alexandros & Shoyama, Kikuko & Boafo, Yaw Agyeman & Takeuchi, Kazuhiko, 2017. "Ecosystem services trade-offs from high fuelwood use for traditional shea butter processing in semi-arid Ghana," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 27(PA), pages 127-138.
    2. Abdul-Moomin Adams & Issahaku Abudulai & Motin Bashiru, 2016. "The Shea Industry and Rural Livelihoods among Women in the Wa Municipality, Ghana," Journal of Social Science Studies, Macrothink Institute, vol. 3(2), pages 40-56, July.
    3. Alhassan Abdul Mumin & Musah Ibrahim Mordzeh-Ekpampo & Bismark Yeboah Boasu & Tia Yahaya & Shawaratu Abdulai, 2023. "Assessing the Challenges of Shea Butter Processing on Sustainable Livelihood of Women in the Sagnaregu Municipality of the Northern Region of Ghana," Journal of Social Science Studies, Macrothink Institute, vol. 10(1), pages 1-57, June.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Yari Vecchio & Abdul-Latif Iddrisu & Felice Adinolfi & Marcello De Rosa, 2020. "Geographical Indication to Build up Resilient Rural Economies: A Case Study from Ghana," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-14, March.
    2. Martha Adimabuno Awo, 2018. "A Survey-Based Qualitative Analysis of the Institutional Structures and Policy Measures in the Shea Sector of Ghana," Research in World Economy, Research in World Economy, Sciedu Press, vol. 9(2), pages 24-37, June.
    3. Kongsen Wu & Dongyan Kong & Xinjun Yang, 2023. "The Impact of Rural Industrial Development on Farmers’ Livelihoods—Taking Fruit-Producing Area as an Example," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-21, July.
    4. Campos, Ana Paula de la O & Petracco, Carly Kathleen & Valli, Elsa & Sitko, Nicholas, 2024. "Greening for the greater good: Socio-economic impacts of land restoration in the Great Green Wall," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 224(C).
    5. Albert Novas Somanje & Geetha Mohan & Julia Lopes & Adelina Mensah & Christopher Gordon & Xin Zhou & Mustafa Moinuddin & Osamu Saito & Kazuhiko Takeuchi, 2020. "Challenges and Potential Solutions for Sustainable Urban-Rural Linkages in a Ghanaian Context," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-19, January.
    6. Marcin Pawel Jarzebski & Abubakari Ahmed & Yaw Agyeman Boafo & Boubacar Siddighi Balde & Linda Chinangwa & Osamu Saito & Graham Maltitz & Alexandros Gasparatos, 2020. "Food security impacts of industrial crop production in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the impact mechanisms," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 12(1), pages 105-135, February.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bjc:journl:v:12:y:2025:i:3:p:385-390. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Dr. Renu Malsaria (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijrsi/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.