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ACA Celebrates 10 years at World Cashew Festival & Expo 2016

From September 19th to 22nd diverse actors of the cashew value chain came together for the 10th Annual ACA World Cashew Festival and Expo in Bissau, Guinea Bissau, which was themed “A Decade of Transformation”. Over 300 participants from all over the globe attended the conference.

This year’s conference featured 12 exhibitors, 4 plenary sessions and 6 World Cashew Forum sessions at the Ledger Plaza Hotel in Bissau. The event commenced on the 19th of September with an opening ceremony and a welcome cocktail, which were...

The Recipe Room: Spicy Kung Pao Chicken Stir Fry

Ingredients:

2

Lg. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, roughly diced
   

4

Dried Thai Chilies, finely minced
   

1½ Tbsp.

Peanut Oil
   

⅓ cup

Cashews
   

2 Tbsp.

...

New Member Highlight: Agro Fronan

This month we are highlighting our new member, Agro Fronan. Agro Fronan is a cashew nut processing plant based in Katiola, Cote d’Ivoire. Although the plant has been functional since 2015, the group started full production at the beginning of the 2016 season. It is their mission to not only contribute to the enhancement of the cashew industry through increasing product value and overall value of exports by processing, but also help their local community through reducing unemployment and improving income. Within the local market, Agro Fronan sells roasted cashews, cashew paste, and cashew-...

ACA Partners with World Bank on PRSDPA Project

The World Bank has initiated a Private Sector Rehabilitation and Agribusiness Development Project (PRSPDA[1]) in Guinea-Bissau with the goal of supporting inclusive development of the cashew agribusiness sector and promoting entrepreneurship in other sectors of the economy to achieve it’s goals for the establishment. A contract was signed on the 21st of February 2016 with the African Cashew Alliance (ACA) and industry alliances operating in about 17 African nations for a six month period amounting to...

ACA Launches ‘Access to Finance’ Initiative in Lagos, Nigeria

The African Cashew Alliance kicked off its “Linking the Cashew Value Chain to Financial Institutions Initiative” on July 14th with the flagship “Access to Finance in the Cashew Value Chain” workshop in Lagos, Nigeria at the Ibis Lagos Ikeja Hotel.  The workshop, attended by over 60 participants, assembled together cashew producers and processors, financial advisors, cashew market experts, banks and financial institutions, and leading government policy makers to address head on the critical issue of financial access by cashew stakeholders.  The workshop – supported by...

ACA Staff Promotes African Cashew Sector at the INC in San Diego, California

On May 30, 2016, ACA Managing Director Dr. Oyewole Babafemi, MIS Manager Olivier Kabre, and Finance Manager Akwasi Adom-Dankwa attended a three day business convention organized by the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC) in San Diego, California, United States. The INC Convention brought together more than 1,400 key industry players, including global traders and roasters, to discuss topics such as market dynamics, crops and production forecasts, agricultural and water resources, new findings in health and nutrition, and product innovations.

 

Alongside a...

2016 Mid-Year Review

Dear Cashew Stakeholders and Valued Members,

The African Cashew Alliance has implemented a number of activities, changes, and growth throughout the first half of this year. While it was difficult to choose our most significant moments, we have compiled a glimpse into some of the highlights of the past six months:

January: A ‘Business Expansion Feasibility Study’ of two Nigerian cashew processors was conducted by the Alliance and is expected to enhance their businesses operations.

On January 19th, the Cashew Industry Association of Ghana (...

The Recipe Room: Cashew Chicken and Noodle Stir-Fry

Ingredients:

  • 1⁄3 cup roasted cashews 
  • 440g egg noodles (packet Wokka thin egg style shelf fresh noodles specified)
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 500g chicken...

Message from the Managing Director- May 2016

Dear Cashew Stakeholders and Valued Members,

With the opening of registration for the 2016 ACA World Cashew Festival & Expo, the stage is now set for members and prospective participants to register for the Conference on our website: http://www.africancashewalliance.com/en/world-cashew-festival

All ACA members will benefit from reduced conference fees, while further discounts are available for participants who pay before June 30, 2016. This 10th Anniversary conference will be held in Bissau,...

ACA Engages with Government Institutions in Ghana

The cashew industry in Ghana has recently been in the news regarding a new controversial export directive from the Ministry of Trade and Industry. In response, ACA has engaged directly with the government ministry and local press to press for policies that equally support all actors of the cashew value chain.

The Executive Committee and Advisory Board of the African Cashew Alliance (ACA) led by the Vice President Edgar Majogo, acting President of the EC, on Monday 21st March 2016, paid a courtesy visit to Ghana Minister of Trade and Industry, Hon. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah. This visit was...

African Cashew Alliance: Growing the cashew industry

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