The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) says it is targeting the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development to develop the country's cashew value chain and improve crop yields. The NCAN National President, Tola Faseru, said the association was already in advanced discussions with the USAID to provide evidence-based advocacy to facilitate access to technical...
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The latest news from the African cashew industry.
1 Aug, 2014
In collaboration with ACi, ACA organized the third session of the Master Training Program (MTP) in Sunyani, Ghana. The Master Training Program aims to reinforce and expand the knowledge of the cashew sector stakeholders from producers to buyers, including both public and private service providers such as researchers, extension officers, NGOs, and others, and began in December 2013 in Bobo...
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11 Jul, 2014
The large majority of Tanzanian-grown raw cashew nuts are exported abroad, most commonly to India, while a mere estimated 10% of the raw crop is processed domestically. Therefore, to stimulate internal national growth of the sector, the Cashewnut Board of Tanzania (CBT), in partnership with cashew stakeholders across the value chain, have made plans to create three new processing...
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4 Jul, 2014
After a record rise in cashew kernel exports last year, exports of the commodity have seen a decline in the first two months of this financial year, owing to a shortage of raw cashew nuts. A decline in production in India and African countries led to the shortage.
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27 Jun, 2014
According to traders, the recent heavy demand for cashew kernels across the world will likely re-stabilize and firm up the market. Cashew usage in the major importing countries has been rising steadily, most likely due to the recent stability in prices. The drought in California has also caused the supply of almonds to drop dramatically, thereby driving up demand for other nuts....
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30 May, 2014
The African Cashew Alliance, in collaboration with the Global Shea Alliance and the Borderless Alliance, has been awarded a grant under the USAID Toward Inclusive Markets Everywhere Annual Program Statement (TIME APS). The Alliances will lead the program, titled “Industry Alliances Working Together to Empower Poor Rural Women in the Cashew and Shea Sectors” which focuses on engaging rural...
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20 May, 2014
On the 16th of May, 2014 The Vietnamese Cashew Association (VINACAS) signed an MOU with the General Council of Cotton and Cashew of Cote d'Ivoire (CCA). The MOU focuses on information exchange, securing commercial transactions, and support for representation of each body in the respective countries. The MOU was signed during the 3-day "Golden Cashew Rendezvous", which was hosted by...
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7 Apr, 2014
Cashew stakeholders in Ghana gathered at Mim Cashew in Wenchi, Ghana to open the season. The launch had the theme of “harnessing the economic and climatic benefits of cashew; the strategic non-traditional export commodity”, and marked the official beginning of what will hopefully be a fruitful season.
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