To read a brief history of the Tanzanian cashew industry, challenges it has faced and overcome, and the current outlook for the sector, please visit the allAfrica site here.
Notícias da indústria
The latest news from the African cashew industry.
24 Apr, 2015
"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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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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23 Mar, 2015
No dia 19 de março de 2015, o Centro de Recursos Comerciais (CRCA) do Ato para o Crescimento e de Oportunidades para a África (AGOA) foi lançado oficialmente na Câmara de Comércio e da Indústria do Gana (CCIG), localizada em Acra, no Gana. O CRCA é um esforço conjunto entre a CCIG e o Centro da USAID para o Comércio da África Ocidental (THN). O...
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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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25 Feb, 2015
A Aliança Africana do Caju (ACA) recebeu uma nova concessão de fundos do Fundo de Comércio para a África do Banco Africano de Desenvolvimento (AfTra), a fim de implantar um programa extensivo de assistência técnica a processadores de caju em 8 países nas Áfricas Oriental e Ocidental.
A concessão de fundos apoia as atividades da ACA que têm como objetivo a criação de mais de 2 mil novos...
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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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12 Dec, 2014
The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) has officially solicited assistance from the federal government to subsidize the procurement of jute bags for cashew packaging. The packing materials which are currently used most widely, polypropelene bags, negatively affect the quality of the cashew nuts. To read more, please visit the allAfrica site...
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