Advanced Research in Economics and Business Strategy Journal
Volume 6, Numéro 1, Pages 146-163
2025-06-30
Economic Profitability Of Shea Butter Production Under Different Production Systems In The 2kp Districts In The Northern Part Of Benin
Authors : Bio Timperegou Boni Germain . Yabi Afouda Jacob .
Abstract
The production and marketing of shea butter provide enough benefit to the rural population, especially women. However, its production varies depending on the production systems used: traditional, semi-mechanized and mechanized. Each system has specific characteristics that influence the economic performance of the processors. This article aims at evaluating the economic profitability of shea butter production according to the different production systems adopted by women processors of the 2KP and identifying the socio-economic and technical factors that influence this economic profitability. To this end, empirical data were collected from 200 women butter producers in the areas of Kérou , Kouandé , and Péhunco in the northern part of Benin. The processing of shea nuts into butter is economically profitable in the production areas from the point of view of processors’ profit. In addition, the Average Labour Productivity showed a trend equal to the values of the net margin. It therefore follows that shea butter production is very economically profitable from the point of view of labour remuneration but, only for women who have used modern and semi-modern systems. Furthermore, the factors influencing the economic profitability of this activity for women include, among others, the age, experience of the processor, her level of formal education, the type of system adopted, the distance traveled to access equipment, etc.
Keywords
Shea butter; marketing; production systems; Economic profitability; mechanized systems. JEL Codes: Q13, M31, L23, D24, Q18.
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