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Highlights from the 9th Annual ACA World Cashew Festival & Expo 2015

The 9th annual ACA World Cashew Festival & Expo took place at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre (JCICC) in Maputo, Mozambique from the 21st -24th of September 2015 with over 230 registered participants from 23 countries.

The ACA World Cashew Festival & Expo 2015 was held in partnership with the national governmental body overseeing cashew-related policies in Mozambique (INCAJU), as well as the Mozambican cashew processing association (AICAJU).  The ACA conference serves as a unique opportunity for African and international...

ACA Begins Workshop Series under USAID West Africa Trade & Investment Hub Project

From the 3rd to the 4th of November in Cotonou, ACA held its first workshop under its partnership with the USAID West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (WATIH). The workshop, targeted cashew processors and market information system (MIS)  professionals in Benin, Ghana and Nigeria, was held for a...

ACA Joins Ghanaian Cashew Stakeholders to Strengthen the Sector

On October 28th2015, the Cashew Industry Association in Ghana held a one-day validation workshop in Accra to discuss the strengthening of the Ghanaian cashew sector as well as to advocate for the government’s support. The cashew sector in Ghana was hit hard by the recent shortages in raw cashew nut materials (RCN). The meeting...

ACA Partner Highlight: Borderless Alliance

Borderless Alliance Organizes Road Governance Caravan on Tema-Paga Corridor

From August 2nd—9th, 2015, ACA’s partner organization, Borderless Alliance organized a road governance caravan as part of its efforts to assess the level of competitiveness and performance for...

New ACA Member Highlight: Abbasi Exports Limited

As ACA continues to grow, we would like to take the time to highlight some of our new member companies that make our work possible. This edition, we would like to highlight new ACA member company, Abbasi Exports Ltd. in Tanzania. Abbasi Exports has been in existence and actively involved in the raw cashew nut (RCN)...

The Recipe Room: Curried Salad with Egg & Cashews

INGREDIENTS

·      1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt                    

·      1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise

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ACA Begins Workshop Series under USAID West Africa Trade Hub & Investment Project

From the 3rd to the 4th of November in Cotonou, ACA held the first workshop under its partnership with the USAID West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (WATIH). This project, funded by USAID WATIH and implemented by ACA, seeks to strengthen the technical capacities for stakeholders within the West African...

ACA Begins Three New Projects Aimed at the Cashew Value Chain

Since its inception in 2006, the African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has made a great impact in the industry through multiple projects in both East and West Africa. These projects have been generously supported by donors, such as USAID, and have enabled ACA to extend its reach to all aspects of the value chain. This month, we want to highlight activities being implemented by three exciting and recently signed projects.

Walmart Foundation

With the support of the Walmart Foundation, the ACA has partnered with Self Help Africa to empower rural cashew...

A Master Training Program on Cashew

Written by Ann-Christin Berger, African Cashew Initiative

From 10th to 14th August 2015, the African Cashew initiative (ACi) together with the African Cashew Alliance (ACA), supported by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) and the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) with funding from CORAF/WECARD/World bank held the second session of the second Master Training Programme for cashew value chain promotion. This time around, 62 participants from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Sierra-Leone and Togo met at Tyco Hotel Sunyani in the Brong...

ACA Co-Hosts Competiveness & Sustainability Workshop

 From the 17th-18th of August, the African Cashew Alliance (ACA) co-hosted the “Cashew Business Competitiveness & Environmental Sustainability Workshop” in Ilorin, Nigeria, together with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), and the USAID Nigeria Expanded Trade and Transport Project (NEXTT). This workshop gathered over 30 Nigerian Cashew industry stakeholders and focused primarily on processors.

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African Cashew Alliance: Growing the cashew industry

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