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Post by Trade Coach on Feb 26, 2017 20:22:55 GMT 1
Mozambique And Guinea-Bissau plan to cooperate in the cashew sector, according to Mozambican daily newspaper Noticias , citing sources from both countries who took part in the International cashew conference held in Mozambican capital.
The newspaper also reported that representatives of the two countries have initiated contacts and that Guinea-Bissau, the second largest producer of cashew nuts in Africa with an average of 200,000 tonnes per year, is seeking information about Mozambique’s experience in industrialisation of cashew.
Mozambique , the fourth largest African cashew producer and one of the leaders in cashew nut processing in Africa, intends to improve its knowledge of cashew production.
Africa produces half of the cashew nuts sold worldwide, estimate at three million tones , but only processes 10 percent of this production, and Filomena Maiopue, director of the Cashew Promotion Institute (Incaju) of Mozambique, advocated an increase in the processing in countries where cashew are produced , ‘’to guarantee jobs and income that the population needs so much.’’
The director of incaju said during the conference that Mozambique plans to produce about 100,000 tonnes of cashew in the soonest, 20,000 tonnes more than the previous season, but about half of what the country produced in the 1970s when it was the world’s largest producer with 200,000 tonnes per year. The International Cashew Conference is the world’s largest forum for the product, linking research with production and the market by discussing issues such as business, ethical trade and organic production.
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