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African Cashew – A Business OpportunityChristian DahmAfrican Cashew Alliance African Cashew Alliance
Ghana Cashew Day10 December 2009
Agenda
� Why a Cashew Alliance?� ACA Today� Objectives of the Ghana Cashew Day� Objectives of the Ghana Cashew Day� ACA National Committees
Why a Cashew Alliance?� Africa is the biggest producer of raw cashew nuts, about 40% of the world’s crop is grown here
225,000
275,000
350,000
752,500West Africa
593,500
Brazil
Vietnam
India
Africa
35,000
60,000
225,000
Cambodia
Indonesia
Brazil
World Raw Cashew Nut Production in MT 2007-8
� 1.5 million smallholder farmers�Potential for yield improvements is
HUGE!
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� today, only 10% of Africa’s RCN crop is processed i n Africa
�Processing in Africa could add value of US$250 mill ion
� market growth potential based on health benefits, f ast growth in Asia and Middle East, popular taste of cashews
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Vietnam Brazil AfricaIndia
cashew nuts productionprocessing& exports
thousand of metric tons, 2006
Processed exports
RCN
Processing
heated, unpeeled kernel
whole peeled kernel: FOB export price: US$4-5/kgApprox. 1kg kernel/5kg RCN
raw cashew nut: farmgate US$0.20-0.35/kg; FOB: US$0.55-75/kg
steamed cashew nut
de-shelled cashew nut
Cashew Processing and Social Value Added
� Employment: 300-1,200 all-year round jobs in ruralin ruralareas
Cashew Processing and Social Value Added
� child and health care for employees
Cashew Processing and Social Value Added
� Other business opportunities: catering, cleaning, transport, repairs, services
Cashew Processing and Social Value Added
� Farmers: farm gate price premiums, reliable and transparent sales
�Objectives:
Increased farmer income
Increased processing
�23 founding members in 2005 from farmers to processing
quality and quantity
Improved regulatory environment
Increased consumption
farmers to retailers
�Mission&Vision: A competitive African Cashew Sector
The ACA Today� Registered as non-profit in Ghana in 2007
� Secretariat housed by USAID’s West Africa Trade Hub, Accra, GhanaTrade Hub, Accra, Ghana
� Funded by USAID, GTZ-ACi,private sector
� Executive Committee 7 industry representatives
Activities
Intl. Trade Fairs, Conventions: New York Fancy Food Show
� Market Linkages & Promotion
� farmers-buyers/processors-importers-retailers
� Promote industry investments
� Technical Assistance, training and
advocacy
Country Meeting Nigeria
Opening of processing site, Benin,
� Disseminate information
� Country updates
� Market, price and consumer information
� Website, newsletter
� Annual Conferences
THEME: VALUE AND EFFICIENCY
� 250 participants from 25+ countries
� Brazil, India, Vietnam participated
� Talks about global cashew body
� Workshops on raw nut quality, processing and
food safety, access to finance and
innovation&marketing
� Business2Business meetings: buyers,
processors, traders, investors, banks
� Field trips to Olam processing plant and
Abidjan port and warehouses
Governance
Representation in Africa
Burkina Faso: M. Koné, Processor
Benin: A. Adjibade, ProcessorMamadou Chabi, EC
Mozambique: K. Patel, Private Sector AssociationC. Costa, ACA President
Nigeria, T. Owoeye, Trader
Cote d’Ivoire: C. Hibraima, ProcessorD.Kpolo, ARECAM. Touré, EC
Gambia: R. Mohan, Trader
Guinea-Bissau: S. Rodrigues, ProcessorM. Mendonca, EC
Senegal: L. Sene
Tanzania: J. Haule, ProcessorI. Kilangi, EC
Togo: M. Edorh, Processor
Objectives of the Ghana Cashew Day
� Discuss and promote understanding of Ghana’s cashew sector
� 2-3 recommendations in cashew � 2-3 recommendations in cashew production, processing, marketing, finance and other parts of the value chain
� Elect a National Committee for Ghana� National Committee Working Session to
Follow-up on Recommendations
National Committee Terms of Reference
Duties:
� self-finance activities � promote ACA membership at the national level� disseminate information from ACA Secretariat to nat ional
stakeholders� provide ACA Secretariat with regular updates, in pa rticular
information on production, market, price and other information on production, market, price and other developments
� facilitate public-private cooperation� assess technical assistance needs within the sector ,
inform the ACA Secretariat and mobilize resources f or addressing such needs
� compile best practices and case studies � elect national representative(s) in an open, fair, transparent
and democratic process for a three-year term� assist in the organization of the ACA Annual Confer ence
(when hosting the conference) and mobilize the nati onal delegation to the Annual Conference
Suggested Positions for National Committee for Ghana� 2 Farmer Groups: Yaw Asare Attrams, Mr Adams,
� 2 Traders: Prabhat C Das, Maviga Ghana Ltd, Yayra Amed zro, WAML
� 1 Processor: Twene Baafour Mensah, Cashnut Foods
� 1 Bank: Emmanuel Goodhead, Unibank
� 1 Service Provider: Jamila Easah, Delmas Shipping Gh ana Ltd.
� 1 Ministry of Agriculture Representative: Eleanor Sw atson, CDP
� 1 Ministry of Trade and Industry Representative
