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ACA Conference in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 1-3 September 2009 |
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The ACA will hold its Fourth Annual Conference in Abidjan,
Côte d’Ivoire’s former capital and commercial centre.
The event will take place
at the Hotel du Golf from 1-3 September 2009.
The conference will bring together cashew farmer groups,
exporters, processors, roasters, scientists, equipment suppliers, financial
institutions, and multinational food, trading and marketing companies from
around the world. They will exhibit their companies, present the way forward
for the African cashew industry and meet the big players and newcomers in the
industry. Follow the link below for more information and registration.
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Persistence pays off for African cashew industry stakeholders |
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24 February 2009
$25
million grant to expand assistance to African cashew industry a culmination of
a year’s work of African Cashew Alliance and partners
The Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation’s $25 million grant to help hundreds of thousands of
small cashew farmers in Africa was the culmination of over a year’s work. The
African Cashew Alliance provided comprehensive data on the industry that helped
the project’s lead grantee, GTZ, and partners show the foundation how and why
the project would help the industry succeed.
See
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Press Release here.
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India's CEPC Publishes Guidelines for Prevention of Halogen Taints in Cashews |
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December, 19th 2008
On several occasions, cashew importers have indicated the presence of chlorophenol, chloroanisole and other taints in cashew kernel shipments. In most cases they are due to external sources through the presence of organohalogens.
The Cashew Export Promotion Council of India has published Guidelines for the pre-harvest, harvest, and post-harvest stages, including transportation, for suppliers of raw cashew nuts in India and elsewhere.
Download Guidelines applying in India here:
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Download Guidelines applying outside of India here: Guidelines CEPC in India 10.42 Kb
...or read the guidelines below directly on our website...
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CommodityIndia Interview with ACA President |
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The November 2008 issue of CommodityIndia's magazine on commodity intelligence features
an interview with ACA President Carlos
Costa. He answers questions on the main
conclusions of the September ACA Annual Conference, explains
benefits of the cashew industry to Africa and describes his vision
for the African cashew sector.
CommodityIndia is a research
database and information website of Foretell, an Indian agribusiness
and commodity research company. interviewcostacommodityindia 101.72 Kb 
ACA Executive Committee President Carlos Costa
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