The Black Volta Organic Society was founded in 2011 when the first organic certification was about to start. The society is the integration of all those that are involved in the collection of shea nuts, the production of shea butter and the organization of the transport. Approximately 250 people are part of the society (by July 2011). Almost 100% of members are female as the collection of shea nuts and the production of shea butter is performed entirely by women's cooperatives. The aim of the Black Volta Organic Society is the compliance with the EU organic regulation (No. 834/2007) and the production of premium shea butter for the use in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.

The central committee of the Black Volta Organic Society is its Advisory Board. There, all the steps are organized that are needed to fulfill the EU organic regulations and any buyers requests. In addition, this is the group of people that structures the cooperation with our European partner company. The partner company provides staff to supervise and monitor the whole process. Moreover, it serves as an additional contact point for advice and consultancy to our international buyers. Our shea butter and their raw materials are from Ghana. We produce bulk shea butter with a mixture of manual labor and the use of machinery. A German institute certified us in July 2011.

Thus, our wild collection of shea nuts, our shea butter, our production and transport corresponds to the requirements of the EU Organic Regulation 834/2007.

We offer bulk unrefined, raw shea butter and shea nuts. In addition we also offer -gently and according to organic standards- refined (white) shea butter.

The standard packaging is a 20kg carton. Black Volta Organic Society combines traditional with scientific knowledge to produce excellent shea butter.

From childhood our members are familiar with the production of shea butter. Recent scientific findings are mediated by training sessions.