Transcript Cashew sector across Africa

Cashew sector
across Africa
ACA Meeting Benin
13 September 2006
Cotonou
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Production 2006
 Estimated worldwide production of raw
cashew nuts 2006: 1,502,000 MT
 Asia: 665,000 MT (India, Vietnam, Indonesia and
Cambodia).
 Brazil: 250,000 MT
 East Africa: 149,000 MT (Tanzania, Mozambique,
Kenya, Madagascar
 West Africa: 438,000 MT (Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea
Bissau, Nigeria, Benin, Senegal, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea
Conakry)
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18 producing countries
Number
Country
MT production
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India
300,000
2
Vietnam
270,000
3
Brazil
250,000
4
Cote d'Ivoire
185,000
5
Guinea Bissau
110,000
6
Tanzania
90,000
7
Mozambique
70,000
8
Indonesia
60,000
9
Nigeria
50,000
10
Benin
40,000
11
Cambodia
35,000
12
Senegal
15,000
13
Ghana
8,000
14
Kenya
5,000
15
Madagascar
4,000
16
Burkina Faso
4,000
17
Mali
3,500
18
Guinea Conakry
3,000
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Production and
processing: Asia
Region
ASIA
Total
production
processing
capacity
Vietnam
270,000
350,000
(80,000)
India
300,000
825,000
(525,000)
Indonesia
60,000
20,000
40,000
Cambodia
35,000
15,000
20,000
country
imports / exports
665,000
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Production & Processing:
Brazil & East Africa
Region
SOUTH AMERICA
country
Brazil
Total
EAST AFRICA
Total
production
250,000
Processing
capacity
imports /
exports
250,000
0
250,000
Tanzania
90,000
20,500
69,500
Mozambique
70,000
10,000
60,000
Kenya
5,000
Madagascar
4,000
5,000
500
3,500
169,000
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Production & Processing:
West Africa
Region
WEST AFRICA
country
total
imports /
exports
Nigeria
50,000
4,000
46,000
Benin
40,000
500
39,500
Ghana
8,000
Cote d'Ivoire
GuineaConakry
Guinea Bissau
8,000
185,000
5,000
3,000
180,000
3,000
110,000
2,000
108,000
Burkina Faso
4,000
4,000
Mali
3,500
3,500
15,000
15,000
Senegal
Total
production
processing
capacit
y
418,500
418,500
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14 processing countries
Number
Country
MT Processing
1
India
825,000
2
Vietnam
350,000
3
Brazil
250,000
4
Tanzania
20,500
5
Indonesia
20,000
6
Cambodia
15,000
7
Mozambique
10,000
8
Cote d'Ivoire
5,000
9
Nigeria
4,000
10
Guinea Bissau
2,000
11
Kenya
2,000
12
Madagascar
500
13
Benin
500
14
Senegal
100
Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea Conakry have no processing industry operational currently.
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Africa production
Country
Season
Quantity
Benin
Dec - April
40,000
Nigeria
Feb - March
50,000
Ghana (2005)
Feb - June
8,000
Ivory Coast
Feb - June
Guinea Bissau
nr of producers
kg cashew per
producer
35,000
1143
185,000
250,000
740
April - June
110,000
1,040,000
106
Senegal
April - June
15,000
25,000
600
Kenya
Sep - Feb
5,000
60,000
83
Mozambique
Sep - Feb
70,000
945,000
74
Tanzania
Sep - Feb
90,000
280,000
321
More than 2.6 million producers in Africa
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Productivity and Quality
Country
Benin
Yield/tree
2-3 kg/tree
Outturn (KOR)
45-51
Ghana (2005)
48
Guinea Bissau
52-54
Nut count
175 - 210
Ivory Coast
1-2 kg/tree
46
190
Kenya
3-4 kg/tree
43-50
180-200
Mozambique
1.5 - 2 kg/tree
46-52
175-230
51-53
220 - 270
46-52
175-230
Nigeria
Senegal
Tanzania
3 kg/tree
Yield per tree in India: 10 kg/tree
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Regulation of the sector
Country
Tax on raw cashews
Benin
0.80%
Ghana (2005)
Guinea Bissau
USD 70/MT (+/- 8%)
Ivory Coast
USD 34/MT (+/- 5%)
Kenya
Mozambique
18-22%
Nigeria
Senegal
Tanzania
10%
India, Vietnam and Brazil have an export ban on raw cashews
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Regulation of the sector
Country
Price intervention
Benin
fixed price by government
Ghana
Guinea Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Mozambique
fixed price by government
fixed price by regulatory body
none
setting of indicative minimum price
Nigeria
Senegal
Tanzania
Setting of indicative minimum price
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Regulation of the sector
Country
Benin
Marketing channel intervention
exporters can buy only from registered traders
Ghana (2005)
Guinea Bissau
exporters can buy only from registered traders
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Mozambique
none
each actor in the value chain has to be registered
Nigeria
Senegal
Tanzania
each actor in the value chain has to be registered
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Thank you
With input from:
Olam, Peace Corps Benin, SNV Benin,
ARECA, SAGIC, AICAJU,
africancashew.com, NEPC, TechnoServe
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