Strategic Partnerships for Sustainable Shea Butter Production

Strategic Partnerships for Sustainable Shea Butter Production

Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by funlayo in The Experts

Shea Radiance and it’s parent company, AgroBotanicals USA, have been nurturing an ongoing relationship with Saleton Nigeria Limited.

Common Values

Shared values and vision of the potential of shea butter market in Africa and abroad and a commitment to quality and integrity has drawn these two business together in partnership to realize the following goals:
1. Produce shea butter that meets Quality, Quantity and On Time delivery standards
2. Adding value to shea products by operating production centers within the local communities
3. Commitment to Fair Trade practices that will add value to the lives of local women producers
4. Shea Butter as a means of eradicating poverty in the lives of rural women

A strategic partnership between AgroBotanicals, the overseas marketing and logisitical coordination and and Saleton, the production company providing hands on training and coordinating production activities of local womens cooperatives in Nigeria.

This partnership was made possible through the efforts of the West African Trade Hub. Several visits and training opportunities sponsored by the hub in Nigeria have made it possible for these to companies to leverage their strengths and bring quality shea butter to the international market.

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