African Cashew Alliance

REGISTRATION FOR THE ACA’S 5TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS NOW AVAILABLE!

Click here to register your company for "Empower the Industry!" -  the 5th Annual Conference of the African Cashew Alliance (ACA) in Maputo, Mozambique from 14-16 September 2010!

“We learned how the industry is developing and how to take advantage of the opportunities at the ACA Conference. It brings together stakeholders from all of the African countries and around the world.” A Brazilian investor at the 4th Annual conference in Abidjan, September 2009.  

"The ACA is uniting the African cashew industry. We can speak with one voice, exchange and learn from each other." Beno Mhagama, Chairman, Cashew Board of Tanzania

You cannot afford to miss this year’s event!

• Strike deals with buyers, investors and other business partners from around the world at the Business2Business forum!
• Learn about the Mozambican success in cashew processing and the latest trends in cashew growing!
• Contribute your experiences in theme-specific roundtable discussions with international experts!
• Meet service providers to the industry and development agencies active in cashew!
•  Visit world-class processing facilities in northern Mozambique!

See you in Mozambique!

The ACA worked with its partners at USAID’s West Africa Trade Hub to devise strategies and joint activities for the coming year at a work planning meeting in Sogakope, Ghana, June 2-4. The USAID project co-founded the ACA in 2005, hosted the Secretariat until earlier this year and awarded a grant to ACA in 2009. Thanks to the Trade Hub’s support the ACA has facilitated millions of dollars in cashew exports since 2005. More than 70 people from more than 15 countries working for the Trade Hub presented their activities and results over the past year and discussed strategy and activities for the coming year. Representatives from USAID and ECOWAS also provided feedback. “The Trade Hub is an invaluable resource for us”, said Christian Dahm, ACA Managing Director. “Whatever issue or challenge we encounter in the cashew business, the Trade Hub can always help with its vast network of experts and partners. Whether it is a question about transporting cashews across borders, tax and duty regimes or the latest trends in other commodities, for example Shea, the Trade Hub can help.” The Trade Hub committed to continue to support the ACA’s activities at a technical and logistical level. A particular focus will be on accessing finance for cashew processors in the region. William Larbi, the latest reinforcement to the ACA team is excited: “This was a perfect start into the job. What the Trade Hub has achieved is impressive and it is clear that a lot more is yet to come. I look forward to contributing my part for cashews.”

Check out the highlights of the presentations with impressions from all of the Trade Hub’s components and sectors, including shea and West African handicrafts and ranging from policies to mobilize credit for businesses in West Africa to efforts to remove trade barriers. Click here     trade hub retreat presentation 3.26 Mb

The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) held in collaboration with NCAN and NEPC and with the support of Olam, the first Nigeria Cashew week at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture in Ibadan, March 2-5, 2010. ACA organized a banker training session, a promotion and information session on all aspects of the Nigerian cashew value chain, a special training for processing companies and investors and a site visit of the Olam processing facility in Ilorin, Nigeria, West Africa’s largest cashew processing unit…

The stakeholders elected new members for ACA National Committee.  

view report and recommendations here  Nigeria Cashew Week Report and Recommendations 06-03-10 112.46 Kb

  presentations here    1RCN Quality Assessment & H-PHarvst Handlings, Sunil Dahiya 948.73 Kb

2RCN Procurement Plan,Sunil Dahiya 268.23 Kb

 5Factory Location & Layout Planning,Sunil Dahiya 161.63 Kb

 6Cashew Nut Processing Techniques, Sunil Dahiya 1.50 Mb

 ACA presentation Nigeria Cashew Week 2-5 Mar 10, C. Dahm 4.24 Mb

 managing cashew processing, Jide Anjorin 272.98 Kb

 Cashew, the versatile Nut, Ranjeet Pradeep, Olam 3.59 Mb

 Cashew farming, Dr. Aliyu 1.71 Mb

The ACA Executive Committee has announced its decision to award the holding of the 2010 ACA Annual Conference to Mozambique! The event will take place in September 2010 in the country’s beautiful capital, Maputo. The dates will be announced by 1 February 2010.

The decision came after the Committee examined and rated three excellent proposals according to criteria published on the ACA website in November 2009.

On its way to becoming a global cashew powerhouse, Mozambique has seen a sharp increase in the processing of cashews over the past five years.  Today, the country’s industry processes the highest amount of cashew nuts in Africa. The ACA Conference will showcase how strategic alliances between farmers, processors, government and development agencies can realize quick wins for the African cashew sector. Business2business meetings will match potential partners in individual meetings, including investors, buyers, service suppliers and traders of raw and processed cashew. The Conference program will feature visits to world-class processing facilities as well as offers for trips to beautiful beach resorts and safari excursions in one of the many breathtaking National Parks in the region (Mozambique has a number of National Parks and the world-famous Kruger National Park is a 90 minute drive from Maputo).

Mark your calendars, bring your families and see you in Maputo!