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The cashew (Anacardium occidentale) industry in Côte d’Ivoire: analysis and prospects for development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2011

Doudjo Soro ,
Manuel Dornier ,
Fernando Abreu ,
Emmanuel Assidjo ,
Benjamin Yao  and
Max Reynes
Doudjo Soro*
Affiliation:
UMR 95 Qualisud, CIRAD, Montpellier-SupAgro, TA B-95/16, 73, rue J.F. Breton, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France Lab. Procédés Ind. Synth. Environ. (LAPISEN), Inst. Ntl. Polytech. Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB), BP 1313, Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
Manuel Dornier
Affiliation:
UMR 95 Qualisud, CIRAD, Montpellier-SupAgro, TA B-95/16, 73, rue J.F. Breton, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Fernando Abreu
Affiliation:
Empresa Bras. Pesqui. Agropecu. (EMBRAPA), Agroind. Trop., rua Dra Sara Mesquita, 2270 Planalto do Pici, Caixa Post. 376, CEP 60511-110, Fortaleza CE, Brésil
Emmanuel Assidjo
Affiliation:
Lab. Procédés Ind. Synth. Environ. (LAPISEN), Inst. Ntl. Polytech. Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB), BP 1313, Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
Benjamin Yao
Affiliation:
Lab. Procédés Ind. Synth. Environ. (LAPISEN), Inst. Ntl. Polytech. Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB), BP 1313, Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
Max Reynes
Affiliation:
UMR 95 Qualisud, CIRAD, Montpellier-SupAgro, TA B-95/16, 73, rue J.F. Breton, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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Abstract

Introduction and history of cashew cultivation. The location of Côte d’Ivoire promotes the cultivation of cashew (Anacardium occidentale) in the northern half of the country. Indeed, introduced in 1960 to fight against erosion and halt the advancing desert, this crop has become a perennial source of income for more than 150,000 farmers gathered in twenty cooperatives and allows more than 1.5 M people to earn a living. The Ivorian cashew production increased from 6,000 t·year-1 in 1990 to 330,000 t·year-1 in 2008, with a forecast of 350,000 t·year-1 in 2009. Organization of the cashew sector. However, the sector is facing enormous problems including the disorganization of operators and the non-processing of cashews. The disorganization of the sector’s operators does not promote collaborative resolution of issues of common interest. This results in all sorts of speculation by intermediaries. The existing structures do not work synergistically, so that the price of cashew per kg paid to producers varies in the same country, from one region to the other, and even according to the buyers. Strategic and institutional environment. The problems of processing cashew nuts are due on the one hand to the investment code that does not favor the installation of medium-sized processing units (2,500 t·year-1) and, on the other hand, to private banks which require too many guarantees to fund investors. Conclusion. The cashew industry has a future in Côte d’Ivoire provided that the operators are organized, and that the Ivorian state establishes a regulatory and institutional framework to facilitate the installation of investors.

Keywords

Côte d’IvoireAnacardium occidentalecashewsindustrymarketing channelscooperative processingmarket intelligenceprice formationCôte d’IvoireAnacardium occidentalenoix de cajouindustriecircuit de commercialisationcoopérative de transformationinformation sur le marchéformation des prixCôte d’IvoireAnacardium occidentaleanacardoindustriacorrientes de mercadeoindustrias cooperativasinformación situación del mercadoformación de precios
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Fruits , Volume 66 , Issue 4 , July 2011 , pp. 237 - 245
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© 2011 Cirad/EDP Sciences

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