On Thursday 23 February, Olam International inaugurated its new cashew processing plant in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire. This fully mechanized plant has a processing capacity of 30,000MT, which makes it one of the largest single cashew processing units in the world. The factory will employ 2,400 people when running at full capacity, of whom 60% will be women. The company invested US$ 30...
Cashew Industry News
The latest news from the African cashew industry.
9 Apr, 2012
2 Feb, 2012
ACA was proud to support Nigeria's National Cashew Summit, held on 1-2 December 2011. This event, organized by Nigeria's Raw Materials Research and Development Council, focused on strategies to promote the sustainable development of Nigeria's cashew industry - namely an increase in both production and processing. The 200 participants learned about good agricultural practices,...
9 Jan, 2012
On 22 September, representatives of all of the world’s major cashew players met for the first steering committee meeting of the Global Cashew Task Force (GCTF) alongside the 6th ACA Annual Conference in Banjul, The Gambia. The 10 member steering committee includes ACA along with the cashew associations of Australia, Brazil, India and Vietnam, and large buyers/processors...
