In a Nutshell: Agri-processing Adds Value in Côte d’Ivoire’s Cashew Industry

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In a Nutshell: Agri-processing Adds Value in Côte d’Ivoire’s Cashew Industry

dc.contributor.author	World Bank Group
dc.date.accessioned	2025-05-05T21:04:14Z
dc.date.available	2025-05-05T21:04:14Z
dc.date.issued	2025-05-05
dc.description.abstract	Cashews are Côte d’Ivoire’s second most important export commodity after cocoa, and a crucial source of cash for smallholders and processors in the poorer north of the country. From 380,000 tons in 2010, the production of Raw Cashew Nuts (RCN) increased to 1,2 million tons in 2023, 40 percent of the world’s cashew supply, with exports estimated at over 800 million dollars. The volume of RCN processed locally has seen a substantial increase from 68,515 tons in 2018 to more than 345,000 tons in 2024. But the government’s stated ambition is to locally process more than 50 percent of the RCN by 2030. This requires upgrading or building modern processing facilities and bridging a lack of access to working capital. In addition, poorly maintained plantations, a lack of quality stock and inputs, weak extension services, and losses in post-harvest handling and storage result in low yields and quality. Côte d’Ivoire’s cashew subsector has strong potential for growth and job creation if the value chain, and especially local processing, can improve.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099610504222514487
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/43159
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/43159
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	DECENT WORK
dc.subject	AGRIBUSINESS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE AND TRADE
dc.title	In a Nutshell	en
dc.title.subtitle	Agri-processing Adds Value in Côte d’Ivoire’s Cashew Industry	en
dc.type	Brief
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okr.date.disclosure	2025-05-05
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-07T03:04:56.975604Z
okr.date.lastmodified	2025-04-25T19:04:53Z	en
okr.doctype	Brief
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
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okr.pdfurl	https://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099610504222514487/pdf/IDU-5ed0f54e-d30d-4c7c-a1b3-adc112790a9b.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Africa Western and Central (AFW)
okr.region.country	Cote d'Ivoire
okr.topic	Agriculture::Agribusiness
okr.topic	Agriculture::Agricultural Trade
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topic	International Economics and Trade::Export Competitiveness
okr.unit	Outcomes (SMDOC)