C’est un pas en avant dans le développement de la filière cajou en Sierra Leone, filière qui demeure très marginale face aux leaders mondiaux que sont ses voisins d’Afrique de...
Cashew Industry News
The latest news from the African cashew industry.

Benin Cashew Day (BCD) has commenced in Cotonou, Benin, with a call on stakeholders of the African cashew industry to synergise and form strategic partnerships for the benefit of the continent’s industry.
President of the African Cashew Alliance (ACA), Mr. Babatola Faseru, made this call...
read more
From a small agricultural sector, with an insignificant contribution to economic growth and the wellbeing of people, the cashew sector has developed into a huge industry in cashew producing countries in Africa, contributing significantly to household income and economic growth in these countries.
With an estimated annual production of 2.1...

The Federal Republic of Nigeria has, for the first time, been selected to host this year’s edition of the African Cashew Alliance (ACA) Annual Cashew Conference in September.
This was revealed by the President of the ACA, Mr Babatola Faseru, at the Annual National Cashew Flag-off ceremony held...
read moreLa Zone Industrielle de Glo-Djigbé (GDIZ) au Bénin, fruit d’une joint-venture entre Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (IIP) et le Bénin, annonce l’investissement de la société HRD Industries, filiale de HRD Group, pour un montant de...
read moreLa croissance économique de la Guinée Bissau devrait s’accélérer en 2021 pour atteindre 3,8 % contre 1,5% en 2020, estime le Fonds monétaire international (FMI), lors de sa revue Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) fin janvier. Pour 2002, le...
read more
Native to north-eastern Brazil and introduced to India and parts of Africa by Portuguese traders in the 14th century, cashew is today grown in about 30 countries worldwide, including 14 African countries. Cote d ’Ivoire, Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, Guinea, Guinea Bussie, Senegal, Gambia, Togo...
read morehe Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture has announced the minimum producer price for raw cashew nuts (RCN) in the Bono regional town of Wench.
Yaw Frimpong Addo called...
The total crop for the 2020/2021 season is estimated at 3.8 million metric tons, and the 2021/22 crop, is expected to be very similar to the previous season. The difference is about a 2% reduction in the crop size, primarily on account of the lower estimated crops in West Africa (down 6% from 2020/21) and in Vietnam (down 11%), which are being compensated, to some extent, with a good crop in...
read more