JOB DESCRIPTION
Position : Business Advisory Specialist Services
Country : Guinee Bissau
Type of Position : Local
Line Manager : Regional Supply Chain and Competitiveness Director
About WEECAP
The Women’s Economic Empowerment through Cashew Processing Program (WEECAP) is a five-year initiative, funded by the Mastercard Foundation, operating in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, and Senegal. WEECAP is transforming...
ACA Calls for Greater Investment in Cashew Research
The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has urged governments, development partners, and industry stakeholders to make resilient, sustainable and competitive investment into cashew research to secure...
Mozambique has been officially invited to play a key role in this year’s 19th African Cashew Alliance (ACA) Annual Cashew Conference and Expo, scheduled for Tanzania from November 18-21, following a high-level ACA and Cashew nut Board of Tanzania (CBT) mission that held talks with Mozambican cashew authorities last week.
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The newly constituted board of the Tree Crop Development Authority (TCDA) has been inaugurated with a charge on members to implement effective policies and mechanisms to enhance the access of farmers to improved planting materials and quality extension services.
The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), John Setor Dumelo, who inaugurated the board in Accra, also urged members of the board to work out effective policies to expand tree crop acreage in a climate-smart and environmentally sustainable manner, including supporting research and development...
The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the All India Cashew Association (AICA) to strengthen cooperation, promote transparency and jointly address challenges within the cashew industry.
This MoU was signed on Friday, 25...
The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has called for deeper collaboration between Africa and India that goes beyond trade in Raw Cashew Nuts (RCN) to include long-term investment and joint development of the cashew industry.
This call was made by the Board President of the ACA, Mr. Ibrahim Sanfo on Friday, 25...
East Africa marked another milestone in cashew sector development as the second session of the 20th Cashew Master Training Programme (MTP) concludes in Mtwara, Tanzania. Held from 23rd to 27th June 2025, the session brought together 58 participants from eight East African countries: Burundi, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania,...
At the Global Markets Encounter (GME) with Jim Fitzpatrick on June 11 2025, industry stakeholders engaged in a powerful and revealing conversation about cashew producers – their pivotal role in the value chain and whether the market has marginalized their interest. While the topic of farmers is not new, it is rare to witness such open and honest dialogues about the interest of...
The Ghana Private Sector Competitiveness Program II (GPSCP II) is a bilateral initiative between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of Ghana. The Program is being implemented jointly by NIRAS International Consulting and Proforest. The Program is based in Accra but reaches all oil palm and cashew processing regions of Ghana. GPSCP II aims at improving the enabling environment for the cashew and oil palm sectors as well as contributing to increased...
The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) in collaboration with the Market Oriented Value Chains for Jobs anf Growth in the ECOWAS Region (MOVE), Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) has launched a comprehensive Master Training Programme (MTP) for cashew value chain promotion.
The intiative, which is funded by the European Union (EU) and the Organization of African, Carribean and Pacific States took place in Sunyani, the capital of Ghana's Bono Region.
Bringimg together 103 participants from eight countries, the...
