In a Nutshell: Agri-processing adds value in Cote d’Ivoire’s cashew industry

Cashews are Côte d’Ivoire’s second most important export commodity after cocoa,  and a crucial source of cash for smallholders and processors in the poorer north of the country. From 380,000 tons in 2010, the production of Raw Cashew Nuts (RCN) increased to 1.2 million tons in 2023, 40 percent of the world’s cashew supply, with exports estimated at over $800 million.

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