‘Dearth of processing plants hampering prosperous cashew economy’
2 February, 2022 - 0:00
Updated: 3 February, 2022 - 21:39
Although the veracity of the claim is being authenticated, Nigeria is perceived to have the capacity to generate about $400m yearly from cashew if the perennial challenges of post-harvest losses and dearth of processing plants are tackled.
Presently, only 10 per cent of the total harvested raw cashew nuts are processed in the country, with 90 per cent exported to other countries due to...