Cashews Ivory Coast's savior

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 01, 2021 12:50 am

YAONDE: From a 'triangular trade' that sees its nuts shelled in Asia before being shipped to the United States, top cashew producer Ivory Coast aims to process more of its own crop for sale in the huge American market.

Starting from the present yearly average of just 10 percent, producers aim to shell half by 2025, Adama Coulibaly, director of the Cotton-Cashew Council, told Agence France-Presse (AFP). This year alone the country's capacity should increase by 100,000 tons.

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