"Ivory Coast's 2015 cashew nut crop jumped by 11 percent to a record 625,000 tonnes compared with the previous year, the West African nation's government said on Monday." For more information please vist Reuters.com.
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15 Jul, 2015
Cashew nut processors in Tanzania have asked the goverment to increase economic support to the processing industry by addressing critical challenges. During a stakeholders meeting in Tanzania, the Processing Manager of the Cashewnut Board of Tanzania, Mr. Simuli Yahaya, spoke of issues such as lack of processing equipment, driers, and shelling and packaging machines. Tanzania is the third...
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13 Jul, 2015
"Ghana’s annual revenue from exporting raw cashew nuts is estimated at 56 million dollars, Mr Joseph Yeung, Managing Director of the Mim Cashew Processing Company, has revealed." To read more please visit The Ghanaweb site.
26 Jun, 2015
23 Jun, 2015
“To the Ivoirian economy, the cashew boom presents an unexpected but welcome opportunity to diversify agricultural exports beyond cocoa beans and rubber. It will also help develop the country’s agro-industry. However, to realise its full potential, Côte d’Ivoire has to process and add value to its raw cashews. While the country…” read...
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19 Jun, 2015
A Message from the ACA President:
Thank you for your continued interest and support for the African Cashew Alliance. As an active stakeholder in the African cashew industry, we would like to share with you that Mr. Roger Brou has transitioned out of his post as the ACA Managing Director as of May 31, 2015. He began serving in this role in August 2013...
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8 Jun, 2015
"The price of raw cashew nuts [in Ghana] has soared to an all time high of 4 GHS/kg on the local market after seeing a quantum leap in price in less than 18 months, putting a smile on the faces of farmers who are grappling to meet demand [...] The steep spike in price of the commodity has been attributed to high demand for the product, with supply unable to keep pace." To read more,...
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1 Jun, 2015
"A 'one-stop-shop' to facilitate bureaucratic procedures for cashew exports started operating in Guinea-Bissau on Monday, under the responsibility of the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Crafts.
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29 May, 2015
"B&FT has gathered that a kilogramme of raw cashew nut, which sold on the market for GHS 1.5 in 2013 is now trading for GHS 4, representing an increase of 166 percent. The steep spike in price of the commodity has been attributed to high demand for the product, with supply unable to keep pace." To read more, please vist the B&FT ... read more
15 May, 2015
"Patrols of ants on cashew nut trees can roughly double the yield of the crop, according to researchers in Benin. The researchers say that African weaver ants (Oecophylla longinoda) are an effective natural way to reduce considerable losses of cashew nuts from insect pests, such as fruit flies, and improve cashew quality, on farms in many African countries." To read more, please visit...
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