Tag: Cashew
Tanzanian government releases over US$8 million to settle cashew nuts arrears
Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Sunday the government has released 20 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 8.6 million U.S. dollars) for clearing arrears...
Tanzania produces over 1 million tonnes of cashew nuts in 3 years
Tanzania has produced 1,036,698 tonnes of cashew nuts worth 3.3 trillion Tanzanian shillings (about 1.4 billion U.S. dollars) between 2017 and 2019, the Minister...
UNIDO,Ghana, Gov’t of Switzerland move to improve quality and standards of Cashew, Oil Palm...
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Government of Ghana and Government of Switzerland will on Tuesday 24th September launch a new country programme...
Strive To Catch The Cashew Vision – ADRA Country Director
The Country Director for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Dr. William Y.K. Brown has revealed that Cashew generated US$224 million for Government...
Mfantseman Assembly Steps Up Efforts to Lead in Cashew production
In its bid to effectively empower farmers engaged in cashew production to make them economically viable, the Department of Agriculture in the Mfantseman Municipal...
African Countries Urged to cooperate on cashew production
Mr. Seth Osei Akoto, the Director of Crop Services, Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), has urged African countries to collaborate in cashew production.
That,...
Ghana to emerge as the largest exporter of cashew soon
The dream of Ghana emerging as the largest exporter and grower of cashew worldwide is likely to become a reality in the next few...
Ghana’s Cashew Export Hits US$197 Million
Ghana’s cashew sector is now the leading agricultural non-traditional export, with a total amount of $197 million worth of export revenue in 2016, representing...
Lets Revive Non-Operational Cashew Factories
Madam Charity Dwomoh, the Tain District Chief Executive (DCE) in the Brong-Ahafo Region has appealed to investors to support and revive the two defunct...
GEPA Deepen Bilateral Trade Relations Between Ghana And Iran
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) on Wednesday organised a business forum to deepen the economic and bilateral trade relations between Ghana and Iran.
The...
GNFS Reviews Fire Outbreak Report In B/A
Ten people died through various fire outbreaks in Brong-Ahafo in 2016, Assistant Commissioner of Fire, (ACF) James Owusu-Agyei, the Acting Regional Fire Commander, said...
Mahama Pledges to Put in Place a New Cashew Board
President John Mahama has promised to set up a new Cashew Board for Ghana to be headquartered in the Brong Ahafo Region should he...
Trade Ministry looks at promoting cashew value chain in Africa
The programme, which seeks to create a pool of qualified experts along the cashew value chain to facilitate knowledge exchange, learning and innovation within...
Trade Ministry Put Together A Cashew Policy Forum
Participants at the forum funded by the Cashew Industry Association of Ghana (CIAG), deliberated on the rationale for a cashew policy; components of the...
Establish ECOWAS Cashew Market To Make Crop Competitive
He said it was time neighbouring countries collaborated through intra-continental trade to make use of the excess cashew produced.
Mr Alipui was addressing the third...
Asiedu Nketia Defends Government Over Cashew Ban
General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress Party (NDC) Johnson Aseidu Nkatia has condemned the decision to ban the exportation of cashew nut from...
Cashew Production In Ghana
Cashew (Anacardiumoccidentale) is an economic tree crop that produces apples and nuts, which grows well in areas with annual total rainfall of between 900-1,400mm...
Guinea Bissau’s political crisis threatening cashew nuts sector
The reason for this risk is "shortage of funds" because, he said, "potential buyers of cashew nuts are afraid of buying due to existing...
Believe it or not, India’s emergence is Timely – IMANI
The third India-Africa Summit recently held in New Delhi, created history by being the largest Africa summit ever held in India. Based on a...
Certification, market access will grow Cashew Industry – Minister
He said to be competitive in the cashew industry, government needed to provide the necessary regulatory framework for the industry.
Mr Akoto was speaking at...
Ghana can attain US$56m annually from Cashew nuts
Ghana?s annual revenue from exporting raw cashew nuts is estimated at 56 million dollars, Mr Joseph Yeung, Managing Director of the Mim Cashew Processing...
Nigeria to make agriculture an alternative revenue source
Nigeria is committed to making agriculture alternative source of income to oil, the government said on Thursday.
Joseph Odumodu, the Director-General...
Fruit potential at Afram Plains
The Kwahu Afram Plains North District has a lot of potential for large scale cultivation of mangoes and cashew.
Currently, ADRA-Ghana is cultivating hybrid mangoes...
Ghana Govt Secures Loan To Execute REP
The government has secured $108 million loan from the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the African Development Bank to implement the third phase...
Dubai investors eye Ghana?s Cotton and Cashew
Ghana?s cotton and cashew production could soon be given a boost with an expressed interest by a business delegation from Dubai to invest in...
Cashew in 2013 generated $170m
Cashew in 2013 generated about $170 million in the form of foreign exchange earnings into the economy, making it the second-largest contributor to the...
Ghana to consider processing cashew into alcoholic beverage
The Techiman Cashew Dealers Association has appealed to government to support the industry to process the commodity into finished products.Mr Tony Asare, Managing Director...
Cashew takes over as Ghana?s leading cash crop
Cashew has become one of the leading cash crops in the country in recent years. It is normally grown in the tropical countries because...
With Ivorian Ban Cashew Industry Will Be Hurt
With the cashew season drawing closer, cashew processors and buyers who import the raw material from C?te d?Ivoire say they are confronting hard times...
Cashew Farmers Cry Out To Government
? Farmers in the cashew industry have sent out an SOS message to the Ministry of Agriculture to quickly come to their aid to...