TITLE:
Socio-Economic Impact of Shea Butter Production on the Living Conditions of Producers in the Regions of Poro and Tchologo (Northern Côte d’Ivoire)
AUTHORS:
Foussata Dagnogo, Lacina Fofana, Djibril Konaté, Traoré Ousmane, Sifolo Seydou Coulibaly
KEYWORDS:
Shea Butter, Socio-Economic Impact, Region of Poro, Region of Tchologo, Northern Côte d’Ivoire
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.9 No.11,
November
24,
2021
ABSTRACT: This study aims to investigate the socio-economic
effects of shea butter production on producers’ life in the regions of Poro and
Tchologo, the largest production areas, in northern Côte d’Ivoire. Thanks to a
survey carried out on 1200 producers, results showed that 90% of producers are
women. The activity of shea butter production is a factor of social cohesion
through the formation of several working groups. Producers earned between
$82.55 and $86.14 per campaign when retailers earned between $89.73 and $116.64 and the wholesalers between $1794.52 and $1973.98. Pickers (24.16%) and
producers (88.16%) had health problem when retailers and wholesalers are spared
health problems. The state of Côte d’Ivoire had to reorganize the shea sector and involve women at all levels
of the chain. It must set the price of the kg of shea butter at the start of
each campaign compared to other industrial crops.