My visit to Anatrans on 21 May 2013, once again confirmed that great things are possible in the cashew industry in Africa. When I joined ACA in late 2008, Anatrans and Genese were still in start-up mode, developing relations with farmer groups, promoting quality and post-harvest handling in a place that was rather known for poor quality cashew nuts and...
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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.
June 2013
18 Jun, 2013
by mragno
by Christian Dahm, ACA Managing Director
18 Jun, 2013
by mragno
Two members of the ACA Seal team, Peter Kojo Nyarko, Seal Coordinator and Jim Giles, Seal Advisor Food Safety and Quality Expert were in five African countries earlier this month on Seal-related business. The three week trip saw the pair launch the ACA Quality and Sustainability Seal program in two factories, SOPELGUI Agro Industrie in Guinea and SITA S.A. in Cote D’...
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18 Jun, 2013
by mragno
This month, AfricasheW320 features the 2nd world economic report from Beacon Economics. Chris Thornberg, founder of Beacon Economics, was the keynote speaker at the 2012 ACA Conference in Benin, where he discussed cashew in a global economic setting.
In the June analysis below, Beacon explains lagging economic growth in Africa, the resilience of the US economy, and the expansion of the...
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