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The Association of Food Industries is a trade association serving the
food import trade. The AFI Cashew Standards are
used in the international trade of cashew kernels. To find
them go to www.afi.mytradeassociation.org click on "Resources and Downloads" and go to "AFI Food Standards".
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ANACARDIUM: A website full of research and information on every aspect of the cashew sector. Put together by the Belgian Technical Coopertion, the Benin Ministry of Agriculture, and Oxfam Quebec. Documents in French an English.
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L’Autorité de Régulation du Coton et de l’Anacarde est une société d’Etat créée par le décret n° 2002-449 du 16 septembre 2002 dans le cadre de la mise en en place des structures de régulation et de gestion des filières agricoles chargées de prendre le relais de l’Etat, en application de sa politique de désengagement.
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Cashew Concern providies certification to cashew
processors. Certification by Cashew Concern demonstrates a
processor's adherence to globally accepted labor standards,
cleanliness, and other criteria. For more information on Cashew
Concern Certification visit their website at www.cashewconcern.com
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The Cashew Development Project
supports agricultural growth initiatives at a grassroots level by
promoting the production of cashew nuts and processed kernels,
developing rural infrastructure, encouraging private sector initiative,
facilitating access to agricultural technology in cashew production and
processing, and increasing access to rural finance.
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Commodity India: Have a look at the weekly Cashew Newsletter (go to Publication, and then select Weekly Newsletters) to get an update on news in the cashew sector, price developments, trends and outlooks for the sector.
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International Institute for Environment and Development: Browse under 'Publication' and look for cashew and you'll find interesting research.
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International Nut & Dried Fruit Council Foundation. The INC has a research arm--National Research and Education Foundation (NREF) that sponsors nut research--primarily health and wellness focused.
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The PTNPA (Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association) members are primarily nut
users or buyers, 80% of whom come from the US nut industry. The PTNPA is
not involved in nut research, nor does it lobby
the US government, but it does strive to keep the membership appraised
of industry related activities via a newsletter.
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www.tradenet.biz is a platform dedicated to effective agricultural commodity trade, supplying information about offers to buy and sell, prices, contacts and profiles, and even more. Easy access is ensured by the use of mobile phone to upload/download key information. Users should register their mobile numbers at www.tradenet.biz/signup.
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The West Africa Trade Hub
(WATH) is a USAID-funded center created to boost West Africa's trade
competitiveness. The Trade Hub builds trade capacity and export
competitiveness in the region so that West Africa can take advantage of
opportunities such as the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act
(AGOA).
See the Hub website for information on investment, trade policy
enhancement, and business development activities in West Africa.
WATH/Accra manages the ACA Secretariat.
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