BUSAC
Shea Women Traders' Access to Public Warehouses (BUSAC)
Connecting rural women to better markets.
01The challenge
Many women shea traders struggle to store their products safely while waiting for favourable market prices.
Without proper storage, women are forced to sell immediately after production at low prices, limiting their profits and long-term financial stability.
02Our intervention
Through the Shea Women Traders Access to Public Warehouse programme, supported by the BUSAC Fund, DFWC improved women's access to warehouse facilities where they can store their products safely. The programme included:
- Training women on warehouse management and storage practices
- Facilitating access to certified public warehouses
- Supporting collective marketing strategies
- Linking women traders to buyers and market opportunities
03The impact
- Women traders gained access to safe storage facilities.
- Participants could store products and sell at better market prices.
- Income levels improved as post-harvest losses fell.
- Women strengthened their market bargaining power.
Why it matters
Access to storage transforms women from price takers into strategic market participants. With better storage and market access, women can get full value from their products and improve household income.
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