Creating Partnerships with Global Cashew Stakeholders in Vietnam
The African Cashew Alliance (ACA), as one of the major players in the global cashew industry, participated in the Vietnam-Africa Cashew Cooperation and Development Forum at the Golden Cashew Rendezvous Vietnam 2014, which took place May 15-17, 2014.
Mr. Sunil Dahiya, the ACA’s Business Advisor, represented the ACA at the conference. Delegations representing other African countries were also present, such as the National Cashew Association of Nigeria and the Cashew Nut Board of Tanzania (CBT), among others.
At the Vietnam-Africa Cashew Cooperation Forum, attended by more than 150 participants, Mr. Dahiya delivered detailed updates on the recent activities undertaken by the African cashew industry and outlined the potential business opportunities for Vietnamese investors in African cashew ventures. Vietnam also presented the recent technological developments in its cashew sector. VINACAS elicited the ACA’s support in creating market linkages between African traders to satisfy the Vietnamese industry’s growing raw material needs.
On May 16th, Mr. Dahiya delivered another speech in front of over 300 national and international industry participants. This speech served several purposes: a means to highlight the important work that the ACA has undertaken in recent years; a call to collaborate and partner in order to facilitate greater global cohesion; and a celebration of the great strides which the African cashew industry has made and will continue to make.
Mr. Dahiya engaged in several other activities throughout his short visit to Vietnam. For example, he attended an exhibition presented by the Vietnam Cashew Hi-Tech & Machinery entitled “Better Production – Better Quality.” He also visited the Vietnamese cashew processing facility of the ACA’s Executive Board member, Rajkumar Impex, during which he provided business and technical knowledge about the Large-Scale Fully Automatic Cashew Processing model. Meanwhile, he also interviewed local large-scale cashew processors in order to widen the ACA’s network of contacts and to encourage the sharing of information on a global scale.
