Cashew production up 14% in Tanzania

Published Jan 3, 2023

Tridge summary

Tanzania's cashew nut production saw a 14% increase in the 2021/22 season, reaching 240,158.752 tonnes, as reported by the Cashewnut Board (CBT). The country now has 17 growing regions, with the main production areas being Mtwara, Lindi, Ruvuma, and the Coast. Approximately 90% of the cashew nuts are exported, primarily to India and Vietnam, and Tanzania faces competition in the international market from Cambodia and Côte d'Ivoire.
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Cashew nut production in Tanzania increased by 14% from 210,786.804 tonnes (t) in 2020/21 to 240,158.752 t in 2021/22, according to Cashewnut Board (CBT) Chief Executive Francis Mwakabumbe. reported in late December Daily News. Tanzania, which today started registering its cashew growers, now has 17 growing regions with new regions being Singida, Morogoro, Mbeya, Dodoma, Njombe, Iringa, Katavi, Songwe, Tabora, Kigoma, Shinyanga and Kilimanjaro. Recall that the main production regions of raw cashew nuts in the country are Mtwara (54%), Lindi (28%), Ruvuma (11%) and ...
Source: Commodafrica

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