KARIPS - Prospective study on IPS’ shea production investment project

Start
September 2015
End
December 2015
Project cost
4 000 €
Role in the project
Shea expertise
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Countries

Kenya

Fields

Agroprocessing Market

Sectors

Shea

Partners

IPS - Industrial Promotion Services (Kenya) · AKDN - Aga Khan Foundation

Main goals

Study requested by Industrial Promotion Services (IPS): "Overview and prospective study for the evaluation of IPS investment project in shea butter production"

Specific objectives

IPS needs to build on this study to refine its shea production investment project

Beneficiaries

The IPS company, the Aga Khan Foundation, shea producers and future employees

Results

** R1. ** Writing of a study that includes a description and a list of all stakeholders of the shea market in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical sectors, in different regions of the world (Europe, Asia, United States)

Activities

** A1. ** Description of the different levels of actors (traders, intermediaries...)
** A2. ** Description of the main market players
** A3. ** Supply locations and methods
** A4. ** Annual market tonnage
** A5. ** Technologies used at different stages of transformation
** A6. ** Current butter selling prices to intermediaries and producers