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 are shea nuts processed?
Processing using this method starts with sorting and cleaning raw shea kernels; stone pebbles, spoilt or discolored nuts, and other debris are removed. Pounding is performed using a wood-crafted mortar and pestle to break the nuts into smaller particles for easy roasting, which serves to denature the nuts for eventual oil extraction.
Does shea nut have economic and environmental values for Ghana?
CRC Press, Boca Raton Dogbevi EK (2009) Shea nut has economic and environmental values for Ghana. Sekaf Ghana Ltd, Ghana Fearnside PM (2000) Global warming and tropical land-use change: greenhouse gas emissions from biomass burning, decomposition and soils in forest conversion, shifting cultivation and secondary vegetation. Clim Chang 46P:115–158
How does Shea processing produce waste?
Shea processing generates waste or residue at two levels. First, in the rural areas where fruit gathering occurs, fruit flesh is eaten or thrown away as waste. Shells or husks are also generated when the kernels are produced from the nuts. In the butter production stage, shea residue is generated as a by-product after oil extraction.
How is Shea processed in Ghana?
Shea processing in northern Ghana occurs in a typical cottage industry setting. In rural areas, groups of women typically process the collected fruits into shea kernels and/or butter in their backyards or under the shade of a tree in the village to generate raw shea kernels as the main output.
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.