Posted on September 5th, 2008 by Barney Akwenuke
Cashew nuts are a major economic asset for a number of African countries. Africa is responsible for 40% of world’s cashew supply. Africa produces more than one-third of the world’s cashews. In 2007, several West African countries namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Senegal produced over 450,000 metric tons, almost […]
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Posted on September 5th, 2008 by Barney Akwenuke
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.), the wonder nut of world, found its new home in the coastal regions of India nearly 4 centuries ago, through the adventurous Portuguese. A native of Eastern Brazil, this tropical crop was first introduced in Goa and subsequently spread to different parts of the country due to its ability to […]
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Posted on September 5th, 2008 by Barney Akwenuke
Vietnam has become the world’s largest cashew nut exporter. It has successfully exported 81,000 tonnes of cashew nuts to foreign markets in the first 7 months of the year 2008 registering a 2.2% rise and has received an inflow of 490 million USD which is around 50% in value as compared to the year 2007. […]
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Filed under: Agriculture, Food Processing, Micro Credit, Nigeria, Relationship
Posted on May 23rd, 2008 by Barney Akwenuke
Nigeria has coughed out $105 million for the impor-tation of 100,000 tons of parboiled rice from Thai exporters. This represents the first major shipment in the Federal Government’s bid to intervene in the crisis surrounding the national staple food, which price had risen by up to 100 percent in the face of the lingering global […]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Barney Akwenuke
Nigeria is predominantly still an agricultural society. It is blessed with agricultural resources. Approximately 70 percent of the population engages in agricultural production at a subsistence level. Most parts of the country experience rich soil, and good rainfall. Nearly 80 percent of the land is cultivable, and about 13 percent of the land is forested. […]
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Filed under: Agriculture, Food Processing, Nigeria, Relationship