Foreign buyers snub local cashew nuts in Ghana due to bad practices

Published 2023년 5월 4일

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Ghana is facing a significant challenge in its cashew nut export business due to poor post-harvest practices, as some farmers and aggregators fail to dry the nuts to the required moisture content of 10%, leading to lower kernel outturn ratios and concerns about quality from international buyers. This issue has resulted in the rejection of Ghanaian cashews and a loss of market trust. To address this, the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) is working on regulations to prevent aggregators from buying undried nuts directly from farmers and to implement mandatory independent quality checks before export. Additionally, TCDA is collaborating with stakeholders to improve prices for farmers and educate them on the importance of drying cashews properly to increase market value.

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The country is increasingly losing its credibility as a source of quality cashew nuts due to bad post-harvest practices by some farmers and aggregators, Jerry Anim of the Directorate of Crop Services at the Ministry of Food and Agricultural has disclosed to the B&FT. Ideally, the international market requires that cashew nuts are dried to at least 10 percent moisture content in order to meet the kernel outturn ratio (KOR); but some recalcitrant farmers and aggregators are in the habit of not allowing nuts to dry to the desired standards before releasing them onto the market – raising concerns from buyers over the quality of nuts from the country, according to the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA). As a result, Mr. Anim – who is in charge of cashew development at the ministry – said the country in the past two years has lost its credibility in terms of providing quality cashew nuts on the world market. “Some aggregators follow cashew farmers to their farms and buy right after ...

Source: Thebftonline