"Guinea-Bissau set 2015 farmgate cashew price paid to farmers at 300 CFA francs ($0.49) per kg, 20 percent higher than the previous year, as the government launched a new season aimed at boosting its top export earner. The tiny West African nation is the world's seventh-biggest cashew...
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The latest news from the African cashew industry.
17 Apr, 2015
At a national consultative forum held at the Baobab Holiday Resort, representatives of all components of the cashew value chain - including farmers, traders, processors, exporters, and other relevant public and private sector stakeholders - declared that April 15 would be the start date for the cashew marketing season in The Gambia. To read more, please visit the allAfrica site...
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10 Apr, 2015
Ms Anna Abdallah has been appointed as the new Chairman of Cashewnut Board of Directors in Tanzania, by President Jakaya...
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7 Apr, 2015
Western Cashew Nut Industries is discussing with Development Bank of Zambia and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock on the possibility to finance the 22 million Zambian kwecha required to invest in the multi-million cashew plantation project. Company managing director Moses Shimbilimbili said over 200 farmers have been engaged to cultivate cashew trees under the out-grower schemes....
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24 Mar, 2015
The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) Secretariat is delighted to welcome the newest member of our Advisory Board: the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), represented by its Chief Executive Officer Mr. Olusegun Awolowo.
The NEPC, whose mission is to make Nigeria’s non-oil export a significant contributor to the country’s GDP, is a strong supporter of the cashew industry. We look...
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20 Mar, 2015
On March 19, 2015, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Trade Resource Center (ATRC) was officially launched at the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), located in Accra, Ghana. The ATRC is a joint effort between GCCI and the USAID/West Africa Trade Hub (THN). ATRC will provide new and existing local businesses with advice on becoming export-ready in order to take...
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18 Mar, 2015
Representatives of the Ghana Cashew Industry Stakeholders have agreed on GH¢2.70 per kilogramme as the starting price for Raw Cashew Nuts (RCN) in Ghana in the 2015 cashew season. This is the first time the players in the industry have come together to set a common price for the beans....
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24 Feb, 2015
The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has received a new grant from the African Development Bank’s Africa Trade Fund (AfTra) to implement an extensive technical assistance program for cashew processors in 8 countries in East and West Africa.
The grant supports ACA activities aimed at creating more than 2,000 new jobs (at least 70% of which will be for women) and...
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18 Feb, 2015
The European Union has committed to supplying 1.5 million euros to projects based in Guinea-Bissau that improve the livelihoods of small-scale cashew farmers. Approximately half of this amount is dedicated entirely to producers who seek to strengthen the quality and quantity of their production.
To read more, please visit the Macau Hub site...
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18 Feb, 2015
Last week, the African Cashew Alliance celebrated the expansion of its Seal program by welcoming CASA, located in Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire, to its family of Seal-certified cashew processors. CASA has worked with ACA’s team of food safety and quality experts throughout the past several months to finally become certified in February...
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