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A Message from the ACA President:

Thank you for your continued interest and support for the African Cashew Alliance....

We are thrilled to announce that the 9th annual ACA World Cashew Festival & Expo 2015 will occur on 21-24, September 2015 at the Joachim Chissano International Conference Centre (JCICC) in Maputo, Mozambique! This year’s conference is held in partnership with the national governmental body overseeing cashew-related...

The African Cashew Alliance Secretariat is delighted to welcome the newest member of its Advisory Board: the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), represented by its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo.

The NEPC, whose mission is to make Nigeria’s non-oil export a significant contributor to the country’s GDP and to sustainable economic development, is a strong supporter of...

On February 26, 2015, ACA’s Executive Committee (EC) convened with the Secretariat in Accra, Ghana for the first of its bi-annual meetings of the year.  Due to the unfortunate cancellation of the 2014 World Cashew Festival & Expo, at which the EC had planned to meet, the governing body had not met for one year.  Therefore, this meeting was a vital reunion for both the EC and the Secretariat to reconnect with one another in person.  Participants at this meeting hailed from Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania, representing diverse perspectives and priorities...

Launched in 2012, the ACA Seal Program was created to standardize and enhance the food safety, quality, and social/labor components of cashew processing on the African continent.  To date, eight cashew processing factories from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Togo have earned the...

INGREDIENTS

4 diced chicken breasts

1 chopped sweet pepper

1 sliced onion

1 tbsp olive oil

¼ cup cashew nuts

¼ cup water

1 lemon

1 tsp honey

1 tbsp minced fresh ginger

1 tbsp cornstarch

Salt & pepper to taste

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The ACA Secretariat invites applications from ACA Core Members* who are interested in joining the ACA Executive Committee (EC), ACA’s governing body. The EC provides strategic direction and oversight to guide ACA’s activities to promote a globally competitive African cashew industry that provides benefits to the value chain - from farmer to consumer. The EC is composed of 7 positions: 5 positions for cashew businesspeople from Africa’s cashew-producing countries and 2 for representatives from international businesses with investments in cashew processing in Africa....

The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) Secretariat is delighted to welcome the newest member of our Advisory Board: the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), represented by its Chief Executive Officer Mr. Olusegun Awolowo.

The NEPC, whose mission is to make Nigeria’s non-oil...

On March 19, 2015, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Trade Resource Center (ATRC) was officially launched at the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), located in Accra, Ghana. The ATRC is a joint effort between GCCI and the USAID/West Africa Trade Hub (THN).  ATRC will provide new and existing local businesses with advice on becoming export-ready in order to take advantage of regional and global export opportunities, thereby fostering economic growth. Several distinguished guests were in attendance, including Nana Dr. Appiagyei Dankawoso (GCCI), Mr. Jeff Povolny (...

The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has received a new grant from the African Development Bank’s Africa Trade Fund (AfTra) to implement an extensive technical assistance program for cashew processors in 8 countries in East and West Africa.

The grant supports ACA activities aimed at creating more than 2,000 new jobs (at least 70% of which...