ACA gained a high-profile new supporter when President of Côte d’Ivoire H.E. Alassane Ouattara spoke with ACA representatives at the opening of the new Olam processing plant in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire on 23 February. H.E. Ouattara had chaired the official inauguration ceremony of the factory and unveiled the commemorative plaque of the event in front of about 400 guests. The Minister of Industry...
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March 2012


At the end of February, the ACA Executive Committee and ACA Advisory Board met at the ACA Secretariat offices in Accra for their annual meeting. The Executive Committee is ACA’s governing body, elected by ACA members, that provides direction, guidance, and oversight to the Secretariat, while the Advisory Board consists of donors contributing at least US$50,000 to ACA’s annual budget....
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30,000MT Facility Inaugurated in Côte d’Ivoire
A new page has been turned in the short history of West African cashew processing. On 23 February, ACA founding member Olam International Limited inaugurated a fully mechanized plant in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire with a processing capacity of 30,000 MT, making it the largest cashew processing facility in Africa, and one of the largest globally....
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