ACAJOU - iCA (5 countries) - A contribution to the cashew business

To improve the competitiveness of African production of cashew nut and to reduce durably poverty in the five countries of the project: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Mozambique.

• To support the Professional Agricultural Organizations in increasing volumes of processed nuts in partnership with OLAM Ivoire (inclusive business).
• To strengthen capacities of control of certification systems and upgrading of small producers and their organizations.
• To professionalize and perpetuate the activity through the implementation of financing tools adapted to the needs of the cashew sector in Ivory Coast.

A1. Participation in the formulation of popularization tools on Good Agricultural Practices for 3 countries: Ivory Coast, Benin, Burkina Faso
A2. Design of a standardized training module for the 5 countries of the project on quality control: from sampling up to quality evaluation
A3. Design of the N'KALO booklet presenting the system of information and accompaniment on the markets for cashew nut producers
A4. The results of this work were presented at the ACA (African Cashew Alliance) annual conferences (Maputo 2010, Cotonou 2012)