The latest news from the African cashew industry.
A 15-member board of the Cashew Council Ghana (CCG), the umbrella body of the cashew value chain, has been inaugurated to champion industry interests and drive growth in local processing, productivity and investments in the sector.
Inaugurated at Fiapre in the Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region, the board is expected to leverage its diverse industry...
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China has opened its market to cashew nuts from all African countries with diplomatic relations with Beijing, removing a long-standing barrier that had restricted exports from much of the world's largest cashew-producing continent.
A continent-wide breakthrough
Africa is...
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The Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) has dismissed claims that Ghana's minimum producer price for cashew was GH¢25 per kilogram.
A statement issued by the Authority and copied to the Ghana News Agency said the official minimum producer price announced for the 2024 season was GH$8.50 per kilogram, while the highest was GH$15.00 per kilogram for the 2025 season.
For the 2026...
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) is the third most-produced edible nut globally and serves as a valuable cash crop. The cashew tree is cultivated extensively for its kernel, fruit, nutshell liquid, and other derivatives. The edible portion consists of the cashew nut and the cashew apple. The weight of the cashew apple is approximately 8–10 times that of the nut. In 2023, global cashew...
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Once, the only nut butter on the supermarket shelf was peanut butter. Now you can also buy almond, cashew, hazelnut and macadamia nut butters, or blends.
... read moreStakeholders in Ghana’s agricultural sector have been urged to support government efforts to strengthen the cashew industry in the Savannah Region, which plays a critical role in supporting livelihoods, creating employment, and contributing to the country’s agricultural economy...
read moreNigeria’s push toward export diversification showed measurable progress in 2025, as non-oil exports stood at N12.36 trillion, up from N9.09 trillion in 2024.
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that agricultural products contributed 41.04% of total ...
read moreVisakhapatnam: The unrest in West Asia is set to hit Andhra Pradesh's cashew industry hard, making raw cashew imports both difficult and costly. The state remains heavily dependent on imported raw cashew nuts (RCN), mainly from African countries, several of which have imposed temporary export bans. As a result, cashew processing units in Andhra Pradesh may face shortages starting next month....
read moreTanzania rules out new taxes to reassure investors in cashew sector
Production expected to exceed 600,000 tons in 2025/2026 season
Government targets 60% local processing by 2030 through industrial parks
Tanzania is working to attract foreign investment into local processing as it looks to move up the value...
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