Processed cashew nut stocks across East Africa’s producing countries reached 38,500 tons in 2025, according to preliminary estimates from independent market advisory service N’kalô. In a...
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16 Mar, 2026
East Africa processed 38,500 tons of cashews in 2025, up 5%
Tanzania led growth, processing 20,000 tons, 52% regional share
Processing capacity remains underused despite rising harvests and investment plans
16 Mar, 2026
Amid geopolitical conflicts and policy changes in raw cashew-supplying countries, the VN Cashew Association (Vinacas) forecasts a challenging...
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16 Mar, 2026
Herdsmen Kill 20 Cashew Farmers, Abduct Young Girl In Benue Community
Terrorist herdsmen have ambushed and killed at least 20 cashew farmers in Akpete/Asaba community in Ojantele Ward of Apa Local Government Area of Benue State.
Six other persons were still said to be missing as of...
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16 Mar, 2026
Sunyani, (Bono), March 14, GNA – The cashew plant (Anacardium occidentale) is a tropical evergreen tree, native to South America and widely cultivated in Ghana in particular and in West Africa in general.
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16 Mar, 2026
The leadership of Cashew Watch Ghana (CWG) paid a courtesy call on Dr Andy Osei Okrah, the Chief Executive Officer of the Tree Crop Development Authority (TCDA) in Accra.
The CWG is a civil society organisation promoting the growth and development of the nation’s...
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16 Mar, 2026
Cashew farmers in Bono Region have called on the government to expedite action for the establishment of the Cashew Development Board, as promised.
They reminded President John Dramani Mahama to fulfil his Election 2024 campaign promise of setting up the...
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16 Mar, 2026
African Cashew Alliance (ACA)
The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) is an association of African and international companies established in 2006. It works to promote a globally competitive African...
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16 Mar, 2026
The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has opened online applications for Edition 21 of the Cashew Master Training Programme (MTP), exclusively for participants from East Africa.
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27 Feb, 2026
Since 2016, Benin has undergone a significant economic shift, moving away from a traditional reliance on raw agricultural exports toward a high-value processing model.
This transition is most evident in the cashew sector, where the country has announced the processing of nearly 50,000 tons of nuts for 2025—a nearly fourfold increase from the 13,000 tons processed just five years...
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27 Feb, 2026
TCDA debunks ‘20% cut’ claims, insists cashew price stays at GH¢12 per kilo
The Tree Crops Development Authority has dismissed claims that the government has reduced the producer price of raw cashew nuts by 20 per cent, insisting that the approved rate of GH¢12.00 per kilogram for the...
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