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The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has announced the theme for the 17th ACA Cashew Conference and Expo to be held in Dakar, Senegal.

This year’s Cashew Conference will focus on the theme, Sustaining the African Cashew Industry:  Assessing the...

The Ghanaian cashew industry is widely considered by many cashew industry experts as one of the most promising in Africa. Ghana currently produces about 200,000 tons of raw cashew nuts (RCN), according to official data from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and is among the best quality cashew nuts producers in the world. The MoFA, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), the recently created Tree Crops Development Authority (...

Location: Accra, Ghana

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Seasoned Cashew expert and Director of Nuts2, Kees Blokland, has identified quality and commitment as two important elements for the growth of the cashew processing subsector in Africa.

Speaking at the African Cashew Alliance (ACA)’s Global Markets Encounter with...

Background

 

 The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has been working on developing learning solutions for the industry.  As such we have developed several...

Background

 

 The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has been working on developing learning solutions for the industry.  As such we have developed several...

Background

The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has been working on developing learning solutions for the industry.  As such we have developed several eLearning and in-class training programs,...

Background

The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has been working on developing learning solutions for the industry.  As such we have developed several eLearning and in-class training programs,...

The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has been working on developing learning solutions for the industry.  As such we have developed several eLearning and in-class training programs, which are being rolled out. We have also fully taken over the Master Training Program (MTP) from the Market-Oriented Value Chains for Jobs & Growth in the ECOWAS Region (MOVE/GIZ) to enable us to consolidate the learning programs as well as enhance the...

The agricultural industry has for years been tipped as the game changer in Africa’s efforts towards self-sufficiency and reducing unemployment and poverty. Africa’s cashew industry has come up strongly in recent years as one with great potentials and one that can significantly contribute to the economic growth of the continent. 60% of the world’s global raw cashew nuts (RCNs) are produced in Africa, with Cote d’Ivoire being the world’s...