The Managing Director of Ghanaian-based Kona Agro Processing Company, Raymond Taylor, expressed his desire for greater governmental support and increased institutional measures to stimulate the cashew sector. To read more, please visit the GBC Ghana site here.
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The latest news from the African cashew industry.
The large majority of Tanzanian-grown raw cashew nuts are exported abroad, most commonly to India, while a mere estimated 10% of the raw crop is processed domestically. Therefore, to stimulate internal national growth of the sector, the Cashewnut Board of Tanzania (CBT), in partnership with cashew stakeholders across the value chain, have made plans to create three new processing...
lire la suiteAfter a record rise in cashew kernel exports last year, exports of the commodity have seen a decline in the first two months of this financial year, owing to a shortage of raw cashew nuts. A decline in production in India and African countries led to the shortage.
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According to traders, the recent heavy demand for cashew kernels across the world will likely re-stabilize and firm up the market. Cashew usage in the major importing countries has been rising steadily, most likely due to the recent stability in prices. The drought in California has also caused the supply of almonds to drop dramatically, thereby driving up demand for other nuts....
lire la suiteOn the 16th of May, 2014 The Vietnamese Cashew Association (VINACAS) signed an MOU with the General Council of Cotton and Cashew of Cote d'Ivoire (CCA). The MOU focuses on information exchange, securing commercial transactions, and support for representation of each body in the respective countries. The MOU was signed during the 3-day "Golden Cashew Rendezvous", which was hosted by...
lire la suiteCashew stakeholders in Ghana gathered at Mim Cashew in Wenchi, Ghana to open the season. The launch had the theme of “harnessing the economic and climatic benefits of cashew; the strategic non-traditional export commodity”, and marked the official beginning of what will hopefully be a fruitful season.
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lire la suiteComme 2013 est bientôt finie, l’Alliance Africaine pour le cajou est toujours à s'occuper à renforcer le secteur de l’anacarde en Afrique à travers diverses activités. Dans ce bulletin, nous avons ressortis les moments préférés de l’année dernière ; mis en valeurs tous les avantages pour la santé de notre noix préférée ; et les dernières nouvelles sur les activités de l’ACA, la...
lire la suiteLe 5 Septembre 2013, Madame Georgette Taraf, la Présidente de l'ACA, a été honorée comme l'une des femmes les plus influentes de l'Afrique dans les affaires et au gouvernement à Accra, au Ghana. La cérémonie de remise des prix a été organisée par Celebrating Excellence in Organisations (CEO), une organisation sud-africaine. Après un long processus de candidature et un jugement laborieux...
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Une nouvelle vidéo comprend quelques membres transformateurs de l’ACA, y compris Mme Taraf, la présidente de l'ACA qui fait partie de Bénin Gold une alliance qui regroupe trois transformateurs. Découvrez cette vidéo pour savoir comment l'Alliance Africaine pour le Cajou continue à...
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