Africa trains 81 Cashew experts in Mombasa to drive industry growth
The African Cashew Alliance has trained 81 experts from 11 countries to improve cashew production, processing, and value addition. This initiative aims to shift the continent's strategy from exporting raw nuts to creating higher-value products and boosting rural industrialization.
Why it matters
Improving the cashew value chain is a key economic strategy for African nations to increase foreign exchange earnings and support smallholder farmers.
Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) Director General Calistus Kundu hands over a certificate to Agnes Mwela, one of the cashew actors who participated in a week-long training in Mombasa.
At least 81 key actors from 11 cashew-growing countries have completed intensive training aimed at transforming the sector through increased production, value addition and better market access.
The week-long training in Mombasa was organised by the African Cashew Alliance.
It sought to create a new generation of experts who will spearhead efforts to restore cashew production, strengthen processing industries and improve incomes for millions of smallholder farmers across the continent.
Participants from Burundi, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda were equipped with practical skills covering the entire cashew value chain.
This ranges from modern farming techniques and post-harvest handling to processing, value addition, quality assurance, leadership and marketing.
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