Burkina Faso - Support to the shea butter value chain

The Project to Support the Integrated Development of the Shea Sector in Burkina Faso (PADIFK) was designed to promote the implementation of Burkina Faso's strategy for the sustainable development of the shea sector. It aims to organize, structure into umbrella organizations and support the development of approximately 100 organizations along the shea value chain. The cost of financing the National Strategy for the Sustainable Development of the Shea Sector amounts to CFAF 8.94 billion. Indeed, the shea butter sector plays an important role in the country's economy. It generated more than CFAF 30 billion in export revenue in 2014. Burkina's shea kernel production potential is 850,000 tonnes per year. The shea sector is the 4th export product after gold, cotton and the livestock/meat sector. The project includes the following components: strengthening the skills and organisation of actors according to the links in the value chain and networking of these actors; improving the access of actors to credit for the collection and processing of shea kernels; improving product quality in the value chain and market access.