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  • Who is the largest Shea Nut processor in Ghana?
  • Since 2006, GSFIL has grown to become the largest processor of shea nuts in Ghana, manufacturing shea oils and butter. With a processing capability of upwards of 25,000 tonnes a year, making it the biggest shea nut processor in Ghana.
  • How much is a shea nut worth in Ghana?
  • The shea nut market in Ghana is well established, being sold both locally and internationally. In 1996, Ghana exported 21,467 tons of shea nuts worth $4,484,600 (Chaffin, 2004).
  • Who is Ghana speciality fats Industries Limited (gsfil)?
  • Our client, Ghana Speciality Fats industries limited (GSFIL), is a joint venture enterprise between agri-processing leaders Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Wilmar Holdings. Since 2006, GSFIL has grown to become the largest processor of shea nuts in Ghana, manufacturing shea oils and butter.
  • What is BLC's first Shea processing plant in Africa?
  • Operational since 2019, the facility is BLCs first shea processing plant in Africa and the largest of its kind on the continent. The facility is a fully automated solvent fractionation plant that processes raw shea butter made from locally collected and crushed shea nuts, said Antoine Turpin, General Manager West Africa at BLC.
  • What is a shea butter processing facility?
  • The processing facility is a fully automated solvent fractionation plant that processes raw shea butter made from locally collected and crushed shea nuts into two major products - shea olein and shea stearin.
  • What is the women in Shea initiative?
  • The project, called “the Women in Shea Initiative” aims at building a responsible shea supply chain in East Gonja District, Northern Ghana, by providing 13,000 women farmers with sustainable income, diversified agricultural production and preservation of the shea natural ecosystem in a particularly arid area.