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Official Statement: ACA Postpones 2025 Annual Cashew Conference and Expo in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

ACA Postpones 2025 Annual Cashew Conference and Expo in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The Board of Directors of the African Cashew Alliance (ACA) wishes to announce that the 19th ACA Annual Cashew Conference and Expo, originally scheduled to take place from 18th to 22nd November 2025 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania has been postponed indefinitely.

This decision has become necessary following recent developments in Tanzania and was taken in broad consultations with private sector, local partners, development partners and key industry...

Supply Chain Linkages and Business Development Specialist – WEECAP

JOB DESCRIPTION 

 POSITION TITLE:  Supply Chain Linkages and Business Development Specialist 

LOCATION:  Guinea-Bissau  

TYPE OF POSITION:   Local   

LINE MANAGER:  Regional Competitiveness and Supply Chain Director  

PROGRAM SUMMARY: 
The Women’s Economic Empowerment through Cashew Processing Program (WEECAP) is a five-year initiative, funded by the Mastercard Foundation, operating in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau,...

Country Investment Manager – WEECAP Project – Guinea Bissau

POSITION TITLE:                Country Investment Manager

LOCATION:                          Bissau, Guinea Bissau

GROUP:                                Agriculture, Resilience and Water  

REPORTS TO:    ...

Business Advisory Specialist – WEECAP

JOB DESCRIPTION 

Position : Business Advisory Specialist Services  

Country : Guinee Bissau  

Type of Position : Local   

Line Manager :  Regional Supply Chain and Competitiveness Director 

 About WEECAP 

The Women’s Economic Empowerment through Cashew Processing Program (WEECAP) is a five-year initiative, funded by the Mastercard Foundation, operating in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, and Senegal. WEECAP is transforming...

ACA Calls for Greater Investment in Cashew Research

ACA Calls for Greater Investment in Cashew Research

The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has urged governments, development partners, and industry stakeholders to make resilient, sustainable and competitive investment into cashew research to secure...

ACA, CBT strengthen ties with Mozambique ahead of Tanzania Conference

Mozambique has been officially invited to play a key role in this year’s 19th African Cashew Alliance (ACA) Annual Cashew Conference and Expo, scheduled for Tanzania from November 18-21, following a high-level ACA and Cashew nut Board of Tanzania (CBT) mission that held talks with Mozambican cashew authorities last week.

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Enhance access to improved planting materials, extension services - John Dumelo to TCDA board

The newly constituted board of the Tree Crop Development Authority (TCDA) has been inaugurated with a charge on members to implement effective policies and mechanisms to enhance the access of farmers to improved planting materials and quality extension services.

The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), John Setor Dumelo, who inaugurated the board in Accra, also urged members of the board to work out effective policies to expand tree crop acreage in a climate-smart and environmentally sustainable manner, including supporting research and development...

ACA and AICA sign MoU to deepen Africa – India Cashew Sector Collaboration

The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the All India Cashew Association (AICA) to strengthen cooperation, promote transparency and jointly address challenges within the cashew industry.

This MoU was signed on Friday, 25...

ACA calls for Enhanced Partnership between Africa and India in Cashew Industry Development

The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has called for deeper collaboration between Africa and India that goes beyond trade in Raw Cashew Nuts (RCN) to include long-term investment and joint development of the cashew industry.

This call was made by the Board President of the ACA, Mr. Ibrahim Sanfo on Friday, 25...

Tanzania hosts second session of Cashew MTP in East Africa

East Africa marked another milestone in cashew sector development as the second session of the 20th Cashew Master Training Programme (MTP) concludes in Mtwara, Tanzania. Held from 23rd to 27th June 2025, the session brought together 58 participants from eight East African countries: Burundi, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania,...

African Cashew Alliance: Growing the cashew industry

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