KARICI - Opportunity study for a project to set up a shea butter plant in Ivory Coast
Partners
Main goals
Small to medium-capacity unit project: 2 to 300 tonnes of butter per year, fully mechanized, based in northern Ivory Coast, targeting national and international cosmetic markets. The project is supported by SOLIVOIRE, a company already established in Abidjan. The project is in its conception phase, and the donor has requested that the marketing strategy and business model be refined before launching the activity
Specific objectives
The feasibility note is a document aiming to understand the sector, tailored to the needs of SOLIVOIRE and responding to a specific request
Beneficiaries
SOLIVOIRE
Results
** R1. ** Presentation of statistics and an explanation of shea butter local and international, food and cosmetics markets. Production of an analysis on SOLIVOIRE’s project: targeted sector / size of the unit / country of implantation
** R2. ** Presentation of the different models of processing units with their advantages and disadvantages
** R3. ** Benchmark of commercial export strategies in line with quality procedures and certification (Iso 22,000, NOP, BIO ...)
Activities
** A1. ** Remote study on the construction of an analysis regarding SOLIVOIRE's project: targeted sector / size of the unit / country of implantation
** A2. ** On-site mission to present analysis of unit models and business strategies
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