ACA News

The 3rd Edition of the Conseil International Consultatif du Cajou (CICC) took place from 17 – 20 December 2019 at the Sopatel Hotel Silmande in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The first meeting day started with a work session of the Ad Hoc Committee members. The work session counted 33 participants from 10 different countries and was made up of members of the Ad Hoc Committee, Experts and Observers. The President of the Ad Hoc Committee, Mr. Jean-Bernard Favi (Managing Director...

In an important step towards realizing the establishment of a Tree Crops Development Authority in Ghana, the nation’s parliamentarians have at plenary deliberated on and finally passed the Tree Crops Development Bill.

The passing of the Bill follows discussions within Parliament...

On September 24, the African Cashew Alliance (ACA) organized another edition of the access to finance (A2F) forum for cashew processors in Cotonou, Benin in collaboration with BeninCaju (implemented by Technoserve Benin and CSR) and with the support of the Interprofession of the Cashew Value Chain (IFA), the forum welcomed 60 participants from among others Togo, Nigeria, Ghana and India. The forum was held in the...

The ACA Secretariat invites applications from individual Consultants or firms  who are interested in being Expert on Economics of processing and Expert in Processing of cashew nuts and Management of the Cashew Master Training Programme (MTP).

Terms of Reference: MTP Expert on Economics of Processing

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International call for applications for the position of the Executive Secretary of the Consultative International Cashew Council (CICC)

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From 20-21 August the Cashew Interprofessional Committee of Burkina Faso (CIAB) organized a stakeholder consultation work session in a bid to discuss the latest decrees issued by the Burkinabe government. The decrees focus on the institution of a tax levy on the exports and re-exports of raw cashew nuts and the establishment of the Burkinabe Council for...

From 5-7 August, the African Cashew Alliance together with the cashew stakeholders of Mali organized the second edition of FOCAS in Bamako. This event was supported by the Projet d'Appui à la filière de l'Anacarde au Mali (PAFAM) and the Competitive Cashew Initiative (ComCashew).

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On July 20, 2019, members of the Parliamentary Select Committees on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs; Legal and the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs met at the Eastern Premier Hotel, Koforidua to study the Draft bill and report back to Parliament.

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En date du 20 juillet 2019, les membres du Comité parlementaire spécial de l'alimentation, de l'agriculture et des affaires du cacao, des affaires juridiques et des affaires constitutionnelles, juridiques et parlementaires se sont réunis au Eastern Premier Hotel, Koforidua pour étudier le projet de loi et présenter leur rapport au Parlement.

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