Mozambique Blog

Mozambican Cashew Conference 2017

TechnoServe Mozambique and the Government of Mozambique’s National Cashew Institute (INCAJU) hosted a conference in Maputo, Mozambique in December 2017, with the theme “Inputs for Growth.” The conference brought together various actors from the Mozambican cashew industry, including representatives from processors, producers, input and financial service providers, NGOs, United…

AKF highlights MozaCajú’s successes

August 2017 The Aga Khan Foundation, one of the primary partners for implementation of MozaCajú, has posted a story highlighting the many successes of the project since its initiation in 2013. To read the full story on the AKF website, please click here.

MozaCajú celebrates its female promoters on International Women’s Day

March 2017 – International Women’s Day Cashew farming communities in northern Mozambique have been experiencing firsthand the important contributions that women can make when they are empowered to make a difference. Since 2014, MozaCajú, a USDA-funded project that supports production, processing, and marketing of cashew along the entire value chain,…

CASHEW PREMIUM MARKETS: Traceability and Transparency

Increasingly, global consumers want to know about the origin of their food. Efficient, transparent supply chain management systems allow for the tracking of a product from harvest through transport, storage, processing, and commercialization. Information collected along the way helps to enhance supply-side management, mitigate risks to food safety, and facilitate…

Cashew nurseries help farmers plant seeds for a better future

January 2017 Throughout January to the end of the rainy season in February and March, Mozambican cashew farmers like Mariamo Agy and her husband Carlos Muekela are busy planting new cashew trees.  Since 2014, MozaCajú has been working with cashew farmers to promote planting of new cashew trees through farmer…

Cashew processing factory opens in Nampula, Mozambique

December 2016 The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, inaugurated a cashew processing plant near the city of Nampula mid-morning of Friday, December 9th.According to the Chief of State, this project responds to one of the objectives of the cashew master plan that calls for increasing the capacity and processing…

Cashew Prices Are About to Go Nuts, says Bloomberg

According to an article on Bloomberg, the world’s sales for cashew nuts are growing faster than any other nut, even as the production in some regions slows. “The global popularity of the kidney-shaped nut has been growing faster than any other tree nut — even almonds. Demand jumped 53 percent…