Proforest Primer on Shea

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Proforest is a unique, non-profit group. We support companies, governments, civil society and other organisations to work towards the responsible production and sourcing of agricultural and forest commodities.

What we do

At Proforest we’re passionate about helping people produce and source agricultural and forest commodities responsibly. That’s why we support companies throughout supply chains to have positive social and environmental outcomes in the places where commodities are produced.

Our focus

Our work supports agricultural commodity production and sourcing that can deliver positive social and environmental outcomes. This means working with producers and supply chains to have positive impacts for the people and places where commodities are produced.

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This Primer on Shea will provide foundational level knowledge on how we apply the ACRES framework to ensure positive outcomes for people, nature and climate throughout the supply chain, the social and environmental impacts at scale, programmes and projects Proforest is involved with.

Course contents:

1. Industry Overview: Issues & Challenges

2. What are the Social & Environmental Challenges?

3. How does responsible sourcing and production of shea relate to Proforest's mission to deliver positive outcomes for People, Nature and Climate?

4. Regions we work in and our projects

5. The Shea Supply Chain

6. The ACRES approach in the Shea Sector

7. Overview of Multi-stakeholder Initiatives (MSIs) and Partnerships

8. The Main Certification Schemes for Shea

9. Proforest’s work with the Kolo Nafaso Programme

10. Shea Landscape Initiatives

11. Extra resources

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