date:Feb 17, 2014
The Times of Zambia reported a +100% annual production growth of Zambian cashew nuts.
The production of raw cashew nuts has gone up to 130,000 tons per year and local consumption has gone up to 50,000 tons reports Allan Chinambu, President of the Association of Cashew Growers in Zambia
The cashew nut, which is mainly farmed in the west of Zambia, has the potential, if exploited, to create 10,000 jobs in industry, over 50,000 in agriculture, and to support over 100 small farms.
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