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
Herdsmen Kill 20 Cashew Farmers, Abduct Young Girl In Benue Community
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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26 Feb, 2026
Tanzania sustains export growth to South Africa
This is one of the busiest ports on Lake Tanganyika and has a direct rail link (the Central Line) to the port of Dar es Salaam on the Indian Ocean.
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA’S export landscape reflects both continuity and measured transfor mation, with traditional markets maintaining dominance even as newer destinations steadily gain...
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26 Feb, 2026
No more raw exports: President Mahama demands Ghana process its cashew, shea, and rubber locally
President John Dramani Mahama has urged foreign companies trading in Ghana’s raw cashew to establish processing factories in the country or exit the market, signalling an end to the long-standing practice of exporting unprocessed tree crop commodities while importing finished...
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