The African Cashew Alliance was initiated in June 2005 in Baltimore. More than 20 organizations - the founding members - expressed interest to become actively involved in building a public private partnership to promote the African cashew. ACA supports the cashew sector to increase farmer income, export of cashew kernels and economic growth of the cashew value chain by:

Ghana Fresh Produce
The main focus of the Ghana Fresh Produce News is the dissemination of information that will deepen the perspectives of players within the supply chain on international markets and thereby equip them with the right information they need to meet the export market demand. We intend it to be a platform for sharing and disseminating every piece of knowledge we acquire concerning business opportunities, regulations, markets and technology with members of the horticulture cluster.www.ghanafreshproduce.org

Cashew Concern Certification Cashew Concern providies certification to cashew processors.  Certification by Cashew Concern demonstrates a processor's adherence to globally accepted labor standards, cleanliness, and other criteria.  For more information on Cashew Concern Certification visit their website at www.cashewconcern.com

Commodity India Commodity India: Have a look at the weekly Cashew Newsletter (go to Publication, and then select Weekly Newsletters) to get an update on news in the cashew sector, price developments, trends and outlooks for the sector.

Cashew Info
www.Cashewinfo.com is a unique effort to bring together all stakeholders of the cashew industry – the producer of raw nuts, the processors and the kernel buyers, by-product users, suppliers of technology, logistics, quality systems firms, supplier of capital, governmental agencies and the retail consumers. We also work closely with Governmental agency to impart training and study tour to deepen the knowledge of cashew crop husbandry practices, modern cashew processing trends and networking with cashew research scientists, buyers and other stakeholders established.

Tradenet www.tradenet.biz is a platform dedicated to effective agricultural commodity trade, supplying information about offers to buy and sell, prices, contacts and profiles, and even more. Easy access is ensured by the use of mobile phone to upload/download key information. Users should register their mobile numbers at www.tradenet.biz/signup.

Anacardium
ANACARDIUM: A website full of research and information on every aspect of the cashew sector. Put together by the Belgian Technical Coopertion, the Benin Ministry of Agriculture, and Oxfam Quebec. Documents in French an English. www.anacardium.info