16th ACA Annual Cashew Conference - Abuja, Nigeria

16th ACA Annual Cashew Conference Presentations

Day 1

Session Speakers English French
Opening Ceremony

Babatola Faseru, African Cashew Alliance Board President, Nigeria

Prince Ojo Ajanaku, National Cashew Association of Nigeria President

Kamaldeen Raji, AFEX, Nigeria

Jasveer Singh, GDIZ I ARISE, Benin

Deputy High Commissioner, India Embassy

German Embassy

Representative of the US Embassy

His Excellency Mbairobe Gabriel, Consultative International Cashew Council, Cameroon

His Excellency Mohammed Mahmood Abubakar, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

His Excellency Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo (CON), Federal Minister of Trade, Industry, and Investment

   

Day 2

Session Presenters English French
Plenary Session 1: Strengthening Sustainable Kernel & By-Products Marketing in the African Cashew Industry Jim Fitzpatrick, Ingredient Sourcing Solutions, Ireland (Scene setter presentation) PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Nico Broerse, Sustainable Nuts Initiative, The Netherlands PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Issa Konate, Olam Food Ingredients, Cote d’Ivoire PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Goncalo Correia, Condor nuts, Mozambique PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Kamaldeen Raji, AFEX, Nigeria PDF icon EN.pdf FR.pdf
Plenary session 2: Enabling policy and strategic actions for efficient marketing of African cashew kernels and byproducts Opening Presentation: Jim Fitzpatrick PDF icon EN.pdf PDF icon FR.pdf
Rita Weidinger, GIZ/MOVE, Ghana PDF icon EN PDF icon FR
Alfred Francis, Cashewnut Board of Tanzania, Tanzania PDF icon EN FR
Hermann Abihona, Interprofession de la Filière Anacarde du Benin EN FR
William Quaittoo, Tree Crop Development Authority, Ghana PDF icon EN PDF icon FR
Karim Berthe, Conseil du Cotton et de l’Anacarde, Cote d’Ivoire EN FR
Evelyn Obidike, Nigeria Export Promotion Council, Nigeria PDF icon EN PDF icon FR
Andre Tandjekpon, Consultative International Cashew Council, Benin EN FR
Debajyoti Bhattacharyya, AFEX, Nigeria PDF icon EN FR
Plenary Session 3: Kernels and Byproducts Processing for a sustainable industry in Africa Aziz Sanogo, FOODS’Co SA, Cote d’Ivoire   PDF icon EN FR
Ed Malvin Nii Smith, Wincker Cashew, Ghana PDF icon EN FR
Alex Chulin, SG Agro, Cote d’Ivoire EN FR
Jasveer Singn, Arise I GDIZ, Benin PDF icon EN FR
Massogbe Toure Diabate, SITA S.A., Cote d’Ivoire EN PDF icon FR
Daniel Gemana, Vertex Agro, Nigeria EN FR

Day 3

Session Presenters English French
CasheWomen Breakfast Workshop Solence Prince-Agbodan, Cote d'Ivoire EN FR
Forum session 1a: Marketing Opportunities for Cashew Kernels and By-Products Tunde Odunuga, Abod Success, Nigeria  PDF icon EN PDF icon FR
Daniel Gemana, Vertex Agro, Nigeria EN FR
Jubril Wale, Jubi Cashew Spirit, Nigeria PDF icon EN PDF icon FR
Crepin Arouna, 2LB, Benin PDF icon EN PDF icon FR
Joey Liao, Meyer Technologies, China PDF icon EN PDF icon FR
Srivastava Ganapathy- Eventel Global, India PDF icon EN PDF icon FR
Forum session 2a: Sales & Marketing – the missing links in the African cashew revolution. Jim Fitzpatrick, Ingredients Sourcing Solutions, Ireland PDF icon EN FR

Forum 2a: 

Cashew Genetics & Breeding

Cashew Agronomy and Cropping

Dr Paul Adu Gyamfi, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana PDF icon EN PDF icon FR
Hubert Adoukonou- Sagbadja, Benin Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology EN PDF icon FR
Prof. Peter Masawe, BeninCaju/TNS, Benin PDF icon EN PDF icon FR
Dr. Alfred Arthur – Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana  PDF icon EN FR
Mamadou Ndiaye, LIFFT Cashew Project, SeGaBi Region PDF icon EN FR

Forum 2b: Cashew Pest & Disease; Contamination & Safety

Cashew quality and post-harvest

Prof. Mauricette N’goran, University of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d'Ivoire EN PDF icon FR
Dr Solomon Agyare, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana PDF icon EN PDF icon FR
Dr. Soro Sibiri - Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Côte d'Ivoire PDF icon EN PDF icon FR
Akinni Raoul Akanro – Laboratoire de la Dynamique de Population et du Développement Durable, Benin EN PDF icon FR
Iyabode Kehinde Yisa, Asas de Socorro, Guinea Bissau EN FR

Forum 2c: Climate adaptation and mitigation.

Socio-economic technology transfer and adoption

Amani Kouassi, Centre International pour la Recherche en Agroforesterie (ICRAF), Cote d’Ivoire PDF icon EN FR
Traore Myriam, le Réseau pour la Recherche et Développement sur l'Anacarde en Afrique (REDAA), Cote d’Ivoire PDF icon EN FR
Joy Heitlinger, GIZ/MOVE, Ghana PDF icon EN FR
Forum session 3: Blended Finance for catalyzing investment in under-served African cashew industry Simplice Chibo, Oiko Credit, Cote d’Ivoire PDF icon EN FR
Didier Tago, ABC Funds, Cote d’Ivoire. PDF icon EN PDF icon FR
Thierry Koffi, Initiative for Smallholder Finance, Financial Advisor, Cote d’Ivoire. PDF icon EN FR
Deji Adebusoye, Sahel Capital, Nigeria. PDF icon EN FR
Banjo Adegbohungbe, Coronation Bank Ltd, Nigeria PDF icon EN FR