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Cashew Board of Tanzania (CBT) is launching the International Cashews Conference which will be held from 11-13 October in Dar es Salaam. The conference is expected to bring together over 500 participants from all over the world, including 33 cashew-growing countries.
Cashew Board of Tanzania (CBT) is launching the International Cashews Conference which will be held from 11-13 October in Dar es Salaam. The conference is expected to bring together over 500 participants from all over the world, including 33 cashew-growing countries.
The conference hosts all the participants in the value chain of the Cashew Industry such as farmers, growers, processors, roasters, transporters, Cooperatives, Input Suppliers, warehouse operators, researchers, manufacturers of machinery and equipment, Industry managers, consumers or users of cashew products, financial institutions, policymakers, investors, development partners and many other stakeholders. The delegates will have the opportunity of sharing experiences with players from successful countries in the areas of marketing, strengthened cooperatives, financing, and the use of modern technologies.
According to the CBT statement, topics such as cashews production and agro mechanization; use of technology in the cashew industry as well as investment opportunities in the sector would be presented and debated during the conference. Financing mechanisms in the cashew industry; processing technology and techniques; enhancing cashews marketing and value-added products; digitalization in the sector as well as incentives and enabling policies in the industry will also be discussed.
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The Tanzania Association of Cashew Processors (TACP) stated that the conference is an opportunity for the country to increase production and processing. Currently, Tanzania processes only 10 percent of locally produced Raw Cashew Nuts (RCNs), exporting the remaining 90 percent. Tanzania has the poorest processing capacity among the East African countries but Mozambique processes 85 percent of its cashews and Kenya sells value-added kernels by 100 percent. Through the conference, farmers and industry players will have a chance to learn from successful countries in the areas of production, processing, and better use of inputs to increase production.
The CBT statement says that this initiative will be used to encourage the use of cashew nuts and its products such as Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL), juice, cashew milk, wine, cashew apple meat, ethanol, and alcohol.
