Here you can find various manuals, guides, directories, and other resource materials. Most documents are in Adobe PDF format; you can download a free reader at the Adobe website.
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African Cashew Alliance - 2009 Annual Report |
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 Read more about ACA's 2009 activities. Download report here
English Version aca annual report 2009
Versão portuguesa aca relatorio anual 2009
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When you eat a handful of cashews, do you ever think about where they came from? Robert Booth, a documentary filmmaker from the US tells us more. Read from the link below.
http://www.newstimes.com/entertainment/article/Nuts-for-West-Africa-495894.php#page-1
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Cashew fruit usage in Brazil |
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Africa produces more than 6 million MT of cashew apples per year. Cashew is the most versatile fruit on the planet. Although highly nutritious and full of vitamin C, most of Africa’s cashew apples are disposed off at harvest. This study will highlight opportunities for the usage of the cashew apple and analyze harvesting, storage and processing techniques practiced in Brazil.
view document here  Draft Apple processing study Brazil 594.29 Kb
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Highlights of the cashew sector by Red River Foods |
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 Red River Foods, the leading U.S. importer of cashews, has
prepared a survey of the world cashew situation and has granted us permission
to share it with our visitors and readers. The survey offers production
estimates; cites U.S.
imports; and details of shipments from the major producers/exporters: India, Vietnam,
and Brazil.
It describes the rapid growth of the Vietnamese industry and highlights the
efforts of the African Cashew Alliance. You will also find ten-year FOB price trends and a timeline of major industry
events in the brochure, both quite helpful.
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Read more...
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Cashew study targets regional market potential |
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 Leading cashew processors and exporters in India and Vietnam are bolstered by a strong local market. But in Africa, source of a third of the world’s cashews, local consumption is low, providing little incentive to process the nuts closer to home. A new survey by WATH/Accra and the African Cashew Alliance (ACA) showcases opportunities for growing the regional market in 10 West African countries.
Download 22 Cashew Retail Market Study Dec 07 955.20 Kb Watch this space for individual country reports, coming soon.
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Distinguish quality of raw cashews |
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 RONGEAD, an European NGO in partnership with an
Ivorian NGO, Institut Africain pour le Développement économique et
social-Centre Africain de Formation (INADEZ Formation) has published
a Quality nut poster 281.96 Kb
on how to distinguish the quality of raw cashew nuts. This poster is
part of their efforts in supporting local cashew processing and raw nut
improvement in Ivory Coast.
For further information please contact Cedric Rabany at
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
. Or visit their website http://www.rongead.org/.
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AFI specifications and grade chart |
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Training Manual on raw nut quality |
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USAID EG and SENCOMEX SARL have designed and developped a training manual on raw nut quality.
Cashew Manuel - French 2.02 Mb
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African Cashew Processors Directory |
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Find contact details of cashew processors in Africa that supply
domestic and export markets. For additional information or comments, contact us via the website.
ACA processors Directory june 10
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Specialty Foods Export Guide |
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ACA and WATH have developed an export guide for specialty and processed
food. Cashew processors may use this guide to map out their strategy to
export to the USA and Europe.
 Specialty Foods Export Guide (English) 1.15 Mb
Specialty Foods Export Guide (Francais) 1.14 Mb
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