As part of a second Phase, the African Cashew initiative (ACi) created a unique Cashew Matching Fund to accelerate the development of the cashew industry by allowing public and private investments to benefit farm productivity and farmer income. The African Cashew Alliance (ACA), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the German International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Dutch Sustainable Trade Institute (IDH) make up the Board of the Matching Fund.
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The cashew industry in Ghana has attracted the attention of the government, thanks to efforts by the Ghana Cashew Industry Association. In a meeting with Ghana’s new Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Haruna Iddrisu, a delegation representing the Ghana Cashew Industry Association explained the benefits of cashew to the Ghanaian economy.
The Association’s goal of garnering the minister’s support was successful – Mr. Iddrisu committed to providing technical and financial support that aims to double current production levels by 2016. The Ghanaian government estimates current...
Mr. Olivier Kabré joined the ACA team on the 3rd of April, 2013 as the Market Information System (MIS) and Monitoring Coordinator. Prior to his appointment for this position, he worked with Agribusiness and Trade Promotion, a USAID West Africa program, as an MIS consultant. Olivier is a holder of a License Degree in Physics and Chemistry and a Master’s Degree in applied computer engineering from the University of Ibn Zorh, Agadir, Morocco. Olivier is fluent in French, speaks English and some West African languages such as Moore and Bambara.
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Peter Kojo Nyarko joined the ACA team on April 2, 2013, as the Seal Coordinator. He studied Biochemistry at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana. Prior to his appointment for this position, he worked with Nestle in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Cameroun in the quality assurance department. Peter speaks English and French fluently.
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International Relief & Development’s (IRD) The Cashew Cookbook received the award for the best cookbook in Senegal in two categories by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards for the year 2012.
Originally entered into the Paris Cookbook Fair, The Cashew Cookbook: Recipes from Gambia and Senegal won in both the “Best Health and...
Guinean Cashew Alliance Launched
Guinean cashew farmers, processors and traders have joined forces to develop the potential of the cashew industry for the country’s economy. On February 25, 2013, the Guinean Cashew Alliance (l'Alliance Guinéenne de l'Anacarde) was launched in Conakry at an event attended by more than 50 participants from industry and government. With a growing production and processing industry, cashew contributes to the incomes of 50,000-80,000 people in rural Guinea.
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Leonard Garden has been named Deputy Managing Director of ACA, marking an important leadership transition at the organization. Garden will be working alongside current Managing Director Christian Dahm through June, when he will assume full MD responsibilities after the official handover takes place.
As only the second Managing Director since ACA’s founding in 2005, Garden was hired after an extensive search and evaluation process by the Executive Committee and Advisory Board. He was formally introduced to these governing bodies at their March meeting in Accra.
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The cashew industry in Ghana has attracted the attention of the government, thanks to efforts by the Ghana Cashew Industry Association. In a meeting with Ghana’s new Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Haruna Iddrisu, a delegation representing the Ghana Cashew Industry Association explained the benefits of cashew to the Ghanaian economy.
The Association’s goal of garnering the minister’s support was successful – Mr. Iddrisu committed to providing technical and financial support that aims to double current production levels by 2016. The Ghanaian government estimates current...
Pick, pull, plop. Pick, pull, plop. This is the sound of cashew nuts being plucked from fallen apples scattering the ground of Mim Cashew. Margaret and Fusenia sit in the dappled shade under one of thousands of cashew trees on the farm, beginning the process that will eventually result in ACA Seal-certified cashew reaching international marketplaces.
Producing export-...
The launch of the cashew season in Burkina Faso this week took place at the premises of ANATRANS factory in Bobo-Dioulasso on the 12th of March, 2013.
MC for the day, Mohammed Ouedraogo addressing the...
