by Mahesh Patel | Aug 16, 2021 | Agriculture, Business, Economy, Governance, Policy
Breathing new life into Kenyan cashew Since the turn of the millennium, world trade in raw cashew nuts has more than doubled, amounting to 3.6 billion kilograms of nuts produced around the world. According to the UNCTAD, African producers have accounted for...
by Mahesh Patel | Mar 16, 2021 | Agriculture, Economy, Gender, Governance, Policy
The gender gap in agriculture – in conversation with a woman farmer Along the Kenyan coast, there was once a thriving cashew economy fueled by a cashew nut milling factory in Kilifi town, 56 km north of Mombasa. The county has a population of 1.5 million and...
by Mahesh Patel | Feb 4, 2020 | Agriculture, Governance, News, Policy
Reviving the cashew industry in Zambia Over the last few months, ETG and the ETG Farmers Foundation have been involved in an unprecedented cashew rehabilitation and rejuvenation project in Zambia. The AfDB funded Cashew Infrastructure Development Project (CIDP) is one...
by Mahesh Patel | Nov 12, 2019 | Agriculture, Business, Economy, News
production I have to admit, I love cashew. So I was delighted to have the opportunity to address the Africa Cashew Alliance’s 13th annual conference held in Dar es Salaam on a bright morning in early November. I was even happier to see that every single speaker that I...
by Mahesh Patel | Oct 29, 2019 | Agriculture, Gender, News
The word ‘CASHEW’ contains the word ‘SHE’ In the lead-up to the Africa Cashew Alliance’s 13th annual conference to be held in Dar es Salaam between 7-9 November, I’ve been thinking about cashew a lot. I will have the honour of delivering a...
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