Shea Butter: From Tree to Nuts

Prequel to "Shea: From Nuts to Butter"
Video made for broadcast on ORTM, Mali's national TV station, to teach Malian women about improved shea nut processing.
Artisanal shea nut collection and drying in a rural village in Mali, West Africa. One woman teaches another how to improve her practices in order to make export-quality shea butter. They discuss old practices and why the new ones are better.
In Bambara with English subtitles. (produced by a Peace Corps volunteer)

[@Orlanzepol123]

After watching this video I will buy more REAL shea butter. It's a wonderful product. Great video. Your hard work is recognized. Hope you're fairly compensated.

[@jozsefkacsa]

Of Course they are Not "Fairly" Compensated! In what "Utopia" you know about in the History of Humanity when the smallest, Impoverished Producers, Farmers Fishermen, etc were ever "Fairly Compensated"???

[@ladyjgrady3255]

omG this was Awesome to watch. These countries work so hard! You would think Shea butter would cost more....... She worked so hard.....

[@flyinglocks]

Thank you for posting this video! I spent a lot of time working in different remote villages in W. Africa (including Mali), but unfortunately never saw how the shea nuts were processed. Bravo! Très bien à Minata et Afu!

[@liliantreasure1448]

What if they had the necessary processing equipments, they will, plant more of these, and make lots of money from nuts. Maximizing the economic benefits, saving climate and walking away from poverty, a beehive of activities that could benefit the poor in this community. Women are the main players in this value chain. :)

[@Monica-cc3dj]

Also buying fair trade products can help :)

[@liliantreasure1448]

You are right Monica :)

[@growintalesmD]

just so you know it takes 15 year for a shea butter tree to start making fruits.

[@abdiqafarabdullahi9313]

Mae D You can plant cuttings instead of seed. It will take just 3 years to fruit from cuttings.

[@kitchenmadamskitchen2564]

Abdigafar then am going to start a shea tree farm.

[@JenniferMDavis]

Jessie, great easy-to-understand step by step on ameliorated butter! Tell Aminata and Afu they were great!

[@lazyflame2]

afu ahh...ahh...ahh...ah...ahh..ahh....ah......ahh......ahh.....ah....ah...ahh...ah

[@Lisa82472]

lol....that made me laugh how she did that.

[@DemHad88]

it wasn't an "ah" it was more like "mmm...mmm...mmmm...."

[@DESERTMAN1AC]

LOL. Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that! Dem Had is right, it's more like 'mmm...mmmm...mmm...' seemingly uninterested and definitely lacking acting talent! LOL xxx

[@gallowaygrumblefield409]

Hah, I know. Something peculiar to the Africans that found its way into America with the "call and response". You can still see this today in America in gospels, churches, and gatherings where there is a person speaking to a crowd. The crowd will do pretty much what Afu was doing.

[@DeeDeeRich35]

So this is how its made. Shea butter is great! I make my own cream for my hair. Keeps it really soft and curls defined!!

[@Godlywoman88]

Wow, she's very poised! That basket didn't fall at all! I wouldn't mind visiting one day.

[@emilymonti1233]

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[@SPARKWISDOM]

This is an excellent video! Our company sells shea butter and we do our best to educate our clients and consultants about the process. We also do our best to purchase from a Fair Trade supplier to make sure that ladies like Aminata and Afu get paid for their work. Shea butter is amazing in the hair and on the skin. The benefits to the skin are simply amazing. Thank you for posting.

[@boly666]

It's amazing how african women can cary a basket on théier heads

[@naturale2010]

So how can we order from them directly? In the words of Afu "mm.mmm" Lol! I love these videos

[@gallowaygrumblefield409]

Go there and teach them how to run a business. I'm sure it's possible, but they probably need a little start up cash. A pound of shea butter sure is work intensive. It would be like $100 a pound if they got what it was worth.

[@growintalesmD]

but also clients ,customers.i have been working with a group of women in my country but we have hard time selling directly to the US and Canadian market.and by the way the language they are speeking is madingo,it is my language and there is nothing funny about it.

[@jaspersmom9595]

@@growintalesmD I don't think she was making fun of her. Afu's personality was adorable and I feel others felt the same way.

[@LilahMoonChile]

I love shea butter especially since i have eczema but it's very cool to see the process of how it's made.

[@BlackAlienTV]

I spread this shit on my bread, relax and enjoy. And when people talk to me when Im trying to enjoy my meal, I won't give them no eye contact. I will look completely uninterested and reply 'Ahuh ah aah ahh ahuh ah ah ah aah huh ahuh uhh ahh ahuh'✌

[@everythingist007]

Wow the things we take for granted. Watching this made me even more grateful for the MANY blessings that God has allowed me.

[@amyhelen4]

Awesome Video!! Love it

[@NontaCoulibaly]

As long as you're no longer there, they keep doing it as usual. Only few women's practise this methop ! They keep drying it with the fire.

[@abiolafatimat8720]

We have a lot but lack of development

[@16JBURGESS]

i so enjoyed this video!! thanks for posting.

[@tita1024dowdy]

great video to watch. would love to see more. also on making black soap. love these products.

[@maryemmahdouani6992]

i adore these people

[@firewaterbydesign]

It's nice to know how my wonderful shea butter is made! Thank you, for all of your hard work!

[@kitchenmadamskitchen2564]

Hi, how many years does it take the shea plant to bear fruit?

[@bunkyman8097]

My back hurts just watching the women bending to the ground!

[@nappybunny8221]

Their skin is beautiful! I just wanna touch it! O_O

[@spoonyvixen]

It's great to know where and how such wonderful products are made :) thank you!

[@dilonnarutherford2182]

When she said Ahhh, mmm... mmm.... I felt that...

[@chrispelaccia8945]

The lady in yellow is very intelligent!

[@hajarakakudi4441]

Wait, pls take us to the end. I have this fruit and I really want to stop wasting resources x

[@amethystobsidian6115]

so what about the big HUGE shell ive seen them n here n America. im sure different varieties. but i thought the sun just cooked em, u crack the shell open & thats whats in em ?

[@Vikkiy2010]

I really liked this one. everything is explained very good.

[@Kwantonium]

Very great! And I want one of those mortars!

[@mohsinmohsin6514]

yeh ladies khud sheabutter use kuon nhi krten

[@PrettyColorsDoe]

Their skin is flawless and beautiful. Such an interesting and Intriguing procedure

[@indiefilms111]

wow all that work for shea butter. omg i cannot live without my shea butter now that i found it. i bet these ladies have soft skin..

[@chrispelaccia8945]

You can tell she doesn’t care what the in gray has to say she knows what’s up making Shea butter

[@BaibaVulgaris]

Her constant ''ahhhh'' at 6-45 min made me laugh loud:DD

[@3dsman]

6:45

[@MyMPPM]

very informative, my company (Armis) would like to sponsor your video, let me know if you want sponsorship for this video

[@kassiedoo]

This is a great video very informative

[@jkalm4ofus]

that is incredible!

[@SunflowahSage]

Aww I saw a rabbit while she was sweepin

[@phatNaturals]

Great video. Minata did a superb job of explaining the process.

[@fridabreaum3473]

Sooo so much work payed for less than a penny for us to be able to by cheap, yet 'organic' ''fairtrade'' sheabutter.. I know fairtrade farmers maybe have better conditions, but still. And i think its sad to hear, how they have changed their original way of treatingthe nuts, just because we western buyers dislike the smell from smoked sheynuts in the butter. A lot of negativity, sorry- avery informative vid, but i just get so angry with globalsociety and hierarchy when i see something like this.

[@3dsman]

So you propose they keep doing it in the way they've always done it just for the sake of not being willing to change to make an improvement in the quality/yield of the product? That thinking is what's truly sad.

[@3dsman]

I need more details on this process of sweeping the dirt off of the ground. How do you know when to stop?

[@StarCoded]

The process of sweeping the ground - stop when you see no leaf litter, feathers and chicken poop, etc.

[@johnnyboypdq]

Kool, This was really DIY and damm good!

[@htrfdes]

I loved this!! Thank-you.................

[@sprshedina]

My gosh, ...that metal bowl...her bare hands 5:37

[@sprshedina]

and that basket is a carrier, sifter, strainer, cooler-need to get back to basics in my home.

[@joyette08]

They spk funny tho lol

[@Kiyonce.Kartier]

cool to watch!

[@abiolafatimat8720]

We have a lot but lack of development

[@tarabell70]

How can Americans help you to get your product out all over the world?

[@johnh2198]

im allergic

[@anonymouse9369]

cool story bro

[@blackishtruth]

Genius. ..but I wish that bloody would extend her vocab and stop replying with mmmm...mmmm...mmmm!!

[@SH-sr5ol]

Or you could just buy hand lotion at the store 🤣🤣🤣