The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has called for deeper collaboration between Africa and India that goes beyond trade in Raw Cashew Nuts (RCN) to include long-term investment and joint development of the cashew industry.
This call was made by the Board President of the ACA, Mr. Ibrahim Sanfo on Friday, 25...
East Africa marked another milestone in cashew sector development as the second session of the 20th Cashew Master Training Programme (MTP) concludes in Mtwara, Tanzania. Held from 23rd to 27th June 2025, the session brought together 58 participants from eight East African countries: Burundi, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania,...
At the Global Markets Encounter (GME) with Jim Fitzpatrick on June 11 2025, industry stakeholders engaged in a powerful and revealing conversation about cashew producers – their pivotal role in the value chain and whether the market has marginalized their interest. While the topic of farmers is not new, it is rare to witness such open and honest dialogues about the interest of...
The Ghana Private Sector Competitiveness Program II (GPSCP II) is a bilateral initiative between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of Ghana. The Program is being implemented jointly by NIRAS International Consulting and Proforest. The Program is based in Accra but reaches all oil palm and cashew processing regions of Ghana. GPSCP II aims at improving the enabling environment for the cashew and oil palm sectors as well as contributing to increased...
The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) in collaboration with the Market Oriented Value Chains for Jobs anf Growth in the ECOWAS Region (MOVE), Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) has launched a comprehensive Master Training Programme (MTP) for cashew value chain promotion.
The intiative, which is funded by the European Union (EU) and the Organization of African, Carribean and Pacific States took place in Sunyani, the capital of Ghana's Bono Region.
Bringimg together 103 participants from eight countries, the...
A total of 103 participants from eight African countries have benefited from the flagship Master Training Programme (MTP), aimed at strengthening the cashew value chain across the continent.
Drawn from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone, the participants represented key segments of the sector, including primary production, processing, and research.
The training programme held in Sunyani, Bono Regional capital was designed to build capacity across all levels of the cashew industry. The programme offered a unique blend...
International cashew research conference 2025
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS/PAPERS
Date
From Tuesday, September 23 to Thursday, September 25, 2025
Location
Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) Background and justification From 2000 to 2018, the cashew raw nuts global trade more...
More than 400 actors and stakeholders from the global cashew industry, representing over 33 countries, are expected to attend the 19th African Cashew Alliance (ACA) Annual Cashew Conference and Expo in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
This is the third time Tanzania will host the significant event. Scheduled for November 18-22, 2025, the conference aims to highlight the vital need for strategic investments in research, human capacity development, policy directives, innovations, technology, traceability, and food safety to drive sustainable growth within the cashew sector.
The theme...
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Andy Osei Okrah as the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Tree Crops Development Authority.
Mr. Okrah, a former Director of Human Resource of the Forestry Commission also served in the first administration of President Mahama as Deputy Minister of the Ashanti Region.
In his acceptance speech, Mr. Okrah was grateful for the trust and confidence reposed in him and pledged to work tirelessly to drive the growth and development of Ghana’s tree crops industry.
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