Cashew Industry News

The latest news from the African cashew industry.

Oyo, Kwara cashew farmers set for improved yields through partnership

2 Aug, 2023

THE cashew giant in Kwara state, Olam Food Ingredients (ofi), has pledged to continually improve well-being of cashew farmers and the partnering communities for...read more

Cashewnut exports dip, but it's no bolt from the blue for growers

2 Aug, 2023

An increase in per capita domestic consumption of cashew nut – from 5 grams to 230 grams - over the last two decades has helped the cashew processing industry sustain despite a steep decline in...read more

Cashew Master Training Program: Online application for next Editions opened

24 Jul, 2023

The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) and the Market Oriented Value Chains for Jobs and Growth in the ECOWAS Region (MOVE) in partnership with the European Union (EU) and the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), the Conseil du Coton...

‘A time of poverty’: Guinea-Bissau’s cashew nut industry in crisis

19 Jul, 2023

At least 80 percent of the working-age population of Guinea-Bissau depends directly or indirectly on the cashew nut industry to earn a living. But as this year's harvest season is drawing to...read more

NEPC to establish cashew processing plant in Ogbomosho

18 Jul, 2023

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says it has concluded plans for the establishment of a cashew processing plant in Ogbomosho, Oyo State.

The Executive Director of NEPC, Dr Ezra Yakusak, said this on Monday in Abuja at the presentation of the first half-year progress report on......

Green Energy Innovation: Turning Cashew Nut Shells into Biofuel

18 Jul, 2023

Green energy innovation is taking a fascinating turn as scientists have discovered a new way to revolutionize the industry: turning cashew nut shells into biofuel. This breakthrough development has the potential to not only...read more

Shutdown by cashew traders, processing units makes lives miserable for farmers, workers

12 Jul, 2023

The ongoing strike at the Palasa cashew market in Srikakulam district, counted among the biggest in the region, has severely affected the lives of thousands of farmers and day workers. While the farmers are unable to sell their produce even at reduced prices, let alone getting remunerative prices, the workers are...

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Cashew exports swing amid market volatility

12 Jul, 2023

Cambodia's agricultural sector has experienced fluctuations in the first half of this year, with cashew nut exports surpassing more than 360,000 tonnes, a noteworthy increase of 12.67 per cent over the same period in 2022, according to a...

Cashew Farmers Blame Lack of National Policy for Neglect of Nigeria's Cashew Sector

11 Jul, 2023

The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) has blamed the lack of a national policy for the neglect of Nigeria’s cashew sector.

The NCAN said the sector is...read more

BAU will promote research on cashew cultivation: VC

10 Jul, 2023

Under the initiative and guidance of Birsa Agriculture University (BAU) Vice-Chancellor (VC), Dr Onkar Nath Singh, a research program has been started to promote the production of new varieties of cashew in...