There is hunger in Guinea-Bissau because cashew nuts are not sold

Published 2023년 5월 31일

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Guinea-Bissau's prime minister, Nuno Gomes Nabiam, has attributed the hunger in the country to the lack of market for cashew nuts, which is the primary export and source of income for about 80% of the population. He blames the current low international price of cashew nuts and fears among investors due to the election campaign for the lack of buyers. The elections are scheduled for Sunday, but Nabiam remains optimistic, assuring that all necessary conditions for a fair and transparent election have been met.

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The Guinean prime minister and candidate for the parliamentary elections for the United People's Assembly, Democratic Party of Guinea-Bissau (APU-PDGB), Nuno Gomes Nabiam, said this Tuesday that there is hunger in the country because cashew nuts are not being marketed. “At the moment, what is happening in Guinea-Bissau is a very difficult situation, because there is real hunger, there is hunger, because cashew nuts are not being sold and we know the factors for all this”, this is the statement of Nuno Gomes Nabiam who was speaking to journalists in Canchungo, in the Cacheu region, about 80 kilometers from Bissau, before holding a rally as part of the electoral campaign for Sunday's legislative elections. The leader of the APU-PDGB also said that “it does not depend on the country's internal situation, but on a conjunctural situation. The price of cashew nuts today is not good at an international level and this has a profound impact on Guinea-Bissau. The population is suffering. ...

Source: Opais