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.
“Bzzzzz, bzzzzz, bzzzz” is the buzzing noise you will hear when visiting some of the many cashew farms in Ghana and Benin where farmers have adopted a new, yet promising activity for income diversification: Beekeeping.
Beekeeping practice in Benin
Currently, cashew farmers in West Africa experience a yield gap by harvesting only 3-4 kg/tree. In order to...
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On April 26, USAID officially awarded the African Cashew Alliance (ACA) with a Global Development Alliance (GDA) grant. The funds will support a two-year program entitled “Leveraging Cashew Business for Poverty Reduction.” Within the two-year time span of the project, ACA’s work is expected to result in additional income of $10M for rural communities and create 3,200 new jobs in the...
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The Usibras Group, an ACA member and one of Brazil’s leading cashew businesses, will break ground this month on a $15M cashew processing factory in Ghana. Since being introduced to the African market by ACA in 2008, Usibras has gradually become involved in business across the continent, exporting raw cashew nuts from Ghana, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso. Now, Usibras will further...
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