ACA News

ACA's bimonthly newsletter "AfricasheW320" gives you all the latest news on ACA activities and ACA member initiatives. You can find the complete archive below, or visit the complete PDF archive.
 

August 2013

20 Aug, 2013 by amcgrath

The African Cashew Alliance is excited to introduce Kantha Shelke as a speaker at the ACA World Cashew Festival and Expo 2013 on 16-19 September in Accra, Ghana.  Dr. Shelke, a leading food scientist, will present during the "New Market Opportunities" portion of this year's plenary discussion.  We were lucky enough to ask her a few questions about her background and even get a...

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20 Aug, 2013 by amcgrath

The ACA recently saw its mission realized by a new team of cashew processing companies.  In late June 2013, the Food Processing Co. Ltd. (Food Pro) was in the process of implementing the ACA Quality and Sustainability Seal program at their plant in Nigeria.  In order to better understand the necessary elements of an efficient and quality factory, the Food Pro team hoped to...

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20 Aug, 2013 by amcgrath

On April 26, 2013, the USAID officially awarded the African Cashew Alliance (ACA) with a Global Development Alliance (GDA) grant.  Pegged as a market-based approach to meeting business and development objectives, the GDA grant to ACA is meant to result in $10M of additional income for rural communities, over a two-year time span.  The African Cashew Alliance will be leveraging its...

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