The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) is advocating the imposition of taxes on the export of raw cashew to encourage more local processing. Ms. Gifty Klenam, CEO of the authority told the B&FT that: “We believe that exporting the cashew raw doesn’t earn us more revenue. Besides, the foreign exchange that is earned from the … Read more
Cashew has over the years become the leading non-traditional export earner in Ghana’s agriculture sub-sector, contributing $196.7 million in 2016, according to the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA). GEPA is, meanwhile, proposing a surcharge on raw cashew exports to encourage more local processing of the nuts. Chief Executive Officer of GEPA, Ms Gifty Klenam, said … Read more
THE Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has set up a desk to provide comprehensive support for the production and export of cashew nuts. The Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GEPA, Mr Eric Amoako Twum, disclosed this to the Daily Graphic in Accra yesterday ahead of the release of the 2016 non-traditional exports (NTEs) … Read more
Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister has appealed to the Competitive Cashew Initiative and the German Development Co-operation (GIZ), to help increase cashew production in the Region. He said the Region had a vast potential to become the leading cashew producer in the country and pleaded with the institutions to consider the Region on … Read more
Ghana has been announced as one of the leading countries making strides in the research and production of cashew with an estimated eight hundred kilos per hectares. This was announced by the executive director of the competitive cashew initiative (comcashew) Rita Weidinger at the 4th edition of the master training program held in Ho. The … Read more
Mr Collins Ntim, Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development has hinted of plans by government to position the country as the leading producer of cashew in eight years. Cote D’Ivoire is currently Africa’s largest exporter of cashew and produces 700,000 metric tonnes a year ahead of Ghana’s 600,000 metric tonnes. Mr Ntim at … Read more
The continuous dwindling in the fortunes of the cashew sub-sector has ignited calls on the government to save the situation from its present quagmire. Subsequently, the Cashew Industry Association of Ghana (CIAG) has called on the government to give priority attention to the ailing sector by rolling out an aggressive expansion programme to restore the … Read more
Cashew, one of the country’s foremost non-traditional exports, is facing plummeting fortunes after suffering long years of neglect, resulting in it recording a negative 17.5 percent growth in 2014. The cashew industry, the African Cashew Alliance said, requires urgent attention to save it from imminent collapse, which would throw thousands of farmers and others whose … Read more
Mr Sunil Dahiya, Chief Business Officer of the Africa Cashew Alliance (ACA), says Ghana must look into strengthening its cashew industry to replace cocoa as the effects of climate change advances in the future. He said climate effects were so profound such that the planet would not be able to cool off in a few … Read more
The total export revenue realized from cashew in 2016 was US$244,500,000, making the commodity the leading non-traditional crop export revenue generator. The President of the Ghana Cashew Industry Association, Winfred Osei Owusu, disclosed this to the Business and Financial Times on the sidelines of a field visit to cashew farms at Wenchi in the Brong … Read more
Statistics recorded by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority has revealed that earnings from the agric sub-sector recorded an increase of 16.51% in 2015. According to the export authority, earnings from the agric sub-sector amounted to USD396.91million in 2015, compared to the USD340.68million recorded in 2014. The top ten leading agric products which pushed the industry’s … Read more