Did you know...

Did you know that the shea tree's dead or green wood is utilized for building, fuel, and charcoal production?

Outside of the winter season, the modest charcoal trade provides a source of income for the locals...

ABOUT US

Mali Shi enables the production and export of shea butter, a substitute for cocoa butter, that meets the demanding quality standards of the international market.

"The earth is what we have in common." By Wendell Berry

Shea Nut Collection - ©Annie Risemberg

"All women, everywhere, have the same hopes: we want to be self-sufficient and create better lives for ourselves and our loved ones." By Melinda Gates - ©Annie Risemberg

"The earth is what we have in common." By Wendell Berry

Shea Nut Collection - ©Annie Risemberg

"All women, everywhere, have the same hopes: we want to be self-sufficient and create better lives for ourselves and our loved ones." By Melinda Gates - ©Annie Risemberg

ABOUT MALI SHI

Mali, the second African country with the largest shea park, has 100 million trees, enough to meet 20% of global demand.
Most kernels have been exported due to a lack of modern industries and technologies.
The country's output was sold in the state or processed locally in an artisanal manner with low added value, ultimately excluding the country from a lucrative and rapidly growing industrial market. With 40 percent of Mali’s population living in poverty and the heavy effects of the ongoing conflicts in the country, this was a shortfall.

ABOUT MALI SHI

Mali, the second African country with the largest shea park, has 100 million trees, enough to meet 20% of global demand.
Most kernels have been exported due to a lack of modern industries and technologies.
The country's output was sold in the state or processed locally in an artisanal manner with low added value, ultimately excluding the country from a lucrative and rapidly growing industrial market. With 40 percent of Mali’s population living in poverty and the heavy effects of the ongoing conflicts in the country, this was a shortfall.

Mali Shi was born out of a desire to diversify the company Omnium Mali, who chose to invest in the agro-industrial sector by processing the shea nuts collected in Mali.

The target market for shea butter is the agro-industrial market.

Mali Shi now produces and exports shea butter because:

It is a cocoa butter substitute.
The product meets the high quality standards of global agricultural markets.

OUR LOGISTICS

We have two separate supply chains:

In the traditional supply chain, we acquire shea from local vendors and partners.
In our supply chain, we source directly from the collectors— the women who gather and transform the shea kernels.

To improve the income of rural women, Mali Shi prioritizes direct purchases from women collectors through its own network, which is the main source of supply.

OUR LOGISTICS

We have two separate supply chains:

In the traditional supply chain, we acquire shea from local vendors and partners.
In our supply chain, we source directly from the collectors— the women who gather and transform the shea kernels.

To improve the income of rural women, Mali Shi prioritizes direct purchases from women collectors through its own network, which is the main source of supply.

THE MIRACLE TREE

In the countries in which it grows, the shea tree is also called as the "miracle tree." Indeed, all components of this tree can be harvested and utilized to make various culinary, pharmaceutical, cosmetic products amongst many more.

The pulp can be consumed directly in the form of jam or be used to make alcohol and icecream. It is also used in the animal feed industry.
Shea nuts contain kernels, which are used to create shea butter, for cosmetics purposes, and in traditional medicine, to fight malaria.

The flowers are used in salads and in the manufacturing of honey. They also produce essential oils.
The roots are used as a remedy for diarrhea, stomachache, and toothache.
The Cirina forda caterpillar (shea defoliator) is edible, high in protein, and can be consumed either dry or fried.