BENIANAC - The cashew nut sector in Benin: the obstacles to its development & the actions to be taken

Start
January 2000
End
December 2000
Project cost
10 000 €
Role in the project
Coordination
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Countries

Benin

Fields

Agriculture Agroprocessing Market

Sectors

Cashew

Partners

Conseil régional de Picardie · Optim Ressources

Main goals

Identification of the main bottlenecks of the cashew nut sector in Benin (plantations, harvesting and collection, marketing, dehulling) and formulation of proposals.

Specific objectives

Promote the installation of a cashew shelling unit in Benin (Banté region)

Beneficiaries

Beninese Cashew Stakeholders

Results

An installation program for a cashew dehulling unit is implemented

Activities

Establishment of a joint RONGEAD / CIDR program for the installation of an industrial dehulling unit in the Banté region of Benin: Indian technology transfer (Raghu Kumar - Mesira Ltd) and partnership with Optim Ressources (Consulting firm ).