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| Benin |
Processor Abou Bakr Adjibade (Afokantan Benin Cashews)
Producer Idrissou Abdou (member of FENAPAB)
Trader and processor Dominique Sounlin (Kake5)
International trader Nitin Setia (Olam Nigeria - also responsible for cashew business in Benin)
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The committee will be supported by Andre Tandjiekpon of INRAB (national research institute) and Richard Adjobo (SNV). The chamber of commerce (CCIB) will help organizing a legal structure, and PADSA (danish development organization) will provide some small funds to start up.
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The agenda is to work on a better environment for processing, issues with traceablility, a long term view for the sector, better collaboration between the sub-sectors and a stimulating legal/regulatory framework.
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Burkina Faso
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Mme Kone – Sotria B (a cashew processor) – President
Bamba Soumaila – ABK
Sombie Antoine – Wool
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PAMER, GTZ, SNV, Maison d’Entreprise, EU
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Recently installed and planning to hold a national ACA meeting in September |
| Guinea Bissau |
André Nanque – Djonde Lda (cashew processor) - President
Mário Mendonça – No Fianca (cashew support organization) – Vice President
Alanso Faty - Secretary
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SNV is formally supporting the national cashew orgnaization. |
The organization has held two meetings and is in the processing of becoming a legal entity. Has submitted an annual plan of activities
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| Mozambique |
Kekobad Patel – VP Enacomo is the President of the committee.
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| Nigeria |
National Cashew Association Nigeria (NCAN)
Mr Tunji Owoeye – Elephant Group (raw nut trader) - President
Mr Tola Faseru – Colossus Investments Ltd (raw nut trader) – Vice President
Olam Nigeria – Secretary
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NCAN is an official national cashew organization in Nigeria, organized in different states.
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| Senegal |
Lamine Sene – Raw nut exporter – President
Hermine Houdebasso – ACASEN (cashew processor)
Ram Mohan – Senecomex (raw nut exporter)
Nfaly Coly – Trader
Lamine Kote – Producer
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SAGIC
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The committee was established in February 2007.
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Coordination with ACA Secretariat
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- Registered ACA Members
- Voluntary – not paid
- Self funding for active participation
- Representing national cashew value chain (production, processing, trade)
- Elected/nominated during national cashew meeting
- 3-5 representatives elected for 3 years
- Positions: country coordinator, deputy country coordinator and secretary
- Representatives meet regularly· Country coordinator to participate in Annual Steering Committee
- The EC can request a new election if the country coordinator is inactive or counter productive
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- Promote ACA and ACA membership registration
- Disseminate ACA information
- Organize annual national meeting/conference/training
- Report country sector updates and committee activities every 3 months toSecretariat
- Provide country information for update ACA website· Submit material for quarterly newsletter
- Identify projects
- Networking function
- Gather best practices, case studies
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- Provide ACA Secretariat with biography of committee members
- Provide ACA Secretariat with agenda of planned activities (minimum of 2 monthsin advance)
- National committee members can use business cards upon confirmation ofcommittee members by ACA Secretariat
- Use of ACA logo only on communications that have been agreed in advance withACA Secretariat
- Documents/letters sent out on behalf of National ACA committee in copy to ACASecretariat
- Minutes of meetings to be sent to ACA Secretariat
- No financial commitments on behalf of ACA
- Legal status – voluntary, not necessary (if registered: must be non-profit)
- An overview of committee members will be given on the ACA website
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