2026 ACA Annual Cashew Conference Presentations

 

2026 ACA Annual Cashew Conference Presentations

Day 1

Session Speakers English French
Opening Ceremony

The Honourable Minister of Food and Agriculture of Ghana, Hon. Eric Opoku 

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Tree Crops Development Authority, Dr Rich Kofi Kofituo  

The President of the African Cashew Alliance (ACA), Mr. Ibrahim SANFO 

The Representative of the Executive Secretary of the Consultative International Cashew Council (CICC), Mr. Luc Odilon BAZIE    

The Ambassador of the EU Delegation in Ghana 

The Assistant Secretary General for Policies and Programmes of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Ms Sussan Branker Greene 

The Deputy Head of Mission of the German Embassy of Ghana, Madam Leonie Reese  

The Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Cooperation of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ghana, Mrs Janine Walz  

The Representative of the World Bank 

Our friends from the media  

Ladies and Gentlemen   

   
Emerging Cashew Policies in Africa Olivier Kabre, COP-WEECAP, Côte d'Ivoire    
Dr Rich Kofi Kofituo, Deputy CEO, Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Mrs. Olumuyiwa Ajayi-Ade, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Jorge Vidigal Fole, Director General, IAM, IP PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Opening Plenary: Sustainable Cashew Supply: Addressing the Gap between global consumption and production Jim FitPratrick, Ingredient Sourcing Solutions, Ireland PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Maria Verschoo, Mama Cashew, Tanzania    
Ibrahim Sanfo, ACA, Burkina Faso    
Herman uit de Bosch, SNI, The Netherlands    
Kees Blokland, Nut 2, Netherlands    
Daniel Gemana, Vertex Agro, Nigeria    

Day 2

Session Presenters English French
Plenary Session 1: Realigning Policies for competitive and Sustainable Cashew Supply Mary Adzanyo, MOVE, Cote d’Ivoire/ Issiakou Mousa, ACA, Cote d’Ivoire PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Dr. Andy Osei Okrah, TCDA, Ghana    
Simplice GUE, CCAK, Cote d’Ivoire    
Francis Alfred, CBT, Tanzania    
Jorge Vidigal Fole, IAM, IP, Mozambique    
Christian MILLOGO, CBF, Burkina Faso    
Gérard MAFFO, WEECAP, Côte d'Ivoir    
Plenary session 2: Digitalization for Sustainable Cashew Supply Wim Simonse,Away4Africa PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Mohamed O. Baranon, FENAPAB, Benin PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Samuel Maina, Equatorial Nuts, Kenya PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Rob van Santen, Lansa Ingredients BV, The Netherlands PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Cedric Rabany, NITIDAE, France PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Daouda Diomande, OFI, Côte d'Ivoire PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Plenary session 3: Investments and partnership opportunities for Sustainable Cashew Supply Elhadji Malick SOUMARE, WEECAP, Senegal PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Lucia Antonio, IAM-IP, Mozambique    
Samuel Yeboah, GIRSAL, Ghana    
Stephen Debre – GPSCPII/NIRAS, Ghana    
Granh Djama, Tony Blair Institute, Cote d’Ivoire    
Srivatsava Ganapathy, Eventell Global, India    
Martial DEGBELO, GDIZ, Benin    
CasheWomen Meeting:Beyond Participation: Scaling Women-Led Cashew Enterprises through Branding, Market Access and AfCFTA Opportunities Nunana Addo, GIZ MOVE, WEECAP, Cote d’Ivoire PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Madam Fatima Alimohamed, African Brand Warrior, Ghana    
Dr Lassina Yeo, AfCFTA, Côte d’Ivoire    
Madam Maria Silva Lopes, Nna Guinedade, Guinea Bissau    
Dr Paul Otung, AGRA, Ghana    
Mr. Micheal Kottoh, Konfidants, Ghana    

Day 3

Session Presenters English French
Forum 1:Cashew and climate change: risks and op portunities in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana Issaka Mohamed Salifou, GIZ MOVE, Ghana PDF icon EN.pdf  
Anton Eitzinger, CIAT, Columbia PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Dr Foster Mensah, CERSGIS, University of Ghana. PDF icon EN.pdf  
Forum 2: Global Markets Live with Jim Fitzpatrick Global Markets Live with Jim Fitzpatrick PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf

Forum 3:Enhancing Cashew Agronomy for Climate Resilience and Sustainable Growth

 

Dr. Paul Adu-Gyamfi, CRIG, Ghana PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Dr Benedicte Akakpo - Badou, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin    
Dr. Diatta Marone, ISRA, Senegal    
Dr. Mwadalu Riziki, KEFRI, Kenya     
Dr Akua Konadu Antwi-Agyarkwa, CRIG, Ghana    

Forum 4: From Bankable on Paper to Building in Practice (Access to Finance)

 

Harm Voortman, P3rsist, France PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Moses Sonko, Smiling Coast Cashew, Gambia    
Isidore WOBA, Anatrans, Burkina Faso    
Francis Appiagyei-Poku, KOA, Ghana    
Antoinette Kneuss, AgDevCo, UK    

Forum 5: Strengthening GAP, Harvest, and Post-Harvest Systems for a Competitive African Cashew Industry

Jerry Anim Jacob, MoFA, Ghana PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Dr Kouami N'Djolosse, INRAB, Benin    
Abdallah Rajabu Makale, TARI, Tanzania    
Mateus J. Comé, IAM IP, Mozambique    
Priscilla Araba Amissah, CRIG, Ghana    
Dr Oluwatosin Adeigbe, CRIN, Nigeria    
Daniel Tachie, Experienced Cashew Farmer, Ghana    
Forum 6: Advancing Cashew Processing Technologies and Food Safety Standards for Sustainable Growth Shakti Pal, Cashew Processing Consultant, India /Valentin ATCHAOUE, Intersnack, Cote d’Ivoire    
Panel 1: Cashew Processing Technologies, Innovations, Opportunities and Challenges Ethan Truong, CMV, Vietnam PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Christian Ouedraogo, MIPS, Cote d’Ivoire PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Antonio Manual Caramelo Raposo, USIBRAS Ghana, Ghana    
Madame SO/TRAORE Masso, Burkina Cajou, Burkina Faso    
Julia ARTIGAS SANCHO, NITIDEA, France PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Panel 2: Market Compliance Requirements, Food Safety and Traceability for Sustainable Growth Sanata Berthe, ICAF, Cote d’Ivoire   PDF icon FR.pdf
Nii Smith, Agroking Processing, Ghana    
Cynthia Niamoutié, CILAGRI, Cote d’Ivoire    
Charles Kumah, N.H. Food Processing, Ghan    
Forum 7:Mitigating Pest and Disease in Cashew Cultivation for Sustainable Production. Dr. Godfred Awudzi, CRIG, Ghana PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Issaka Mohamed Salifou, GIZ MOVE, Ghana PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Dr. Bukari Yahaya, CRIG, Ghana PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Dr. Dele O. Adeniyi, CRIN, Nigeria PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Dr. Prisca Ehounou, Université Alassane PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Ouattara Bouaké (UAO), Cote d’Ivoire    
Dr. Solomon Agyare, CRIG, Ghana PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf