“No body has grown cashews properly in Uganda. After our investment, more people are investing in large scale cashew farming. Indian people like African cashew nuts. 90% of the cashew nut which is purchased by Indian companies for process is from Africa,” he says, adding that the company has started harvesting its cashew nuts.
Why is cashew nut production in Uganda on the rise?
Cashew nut production in Uganda is on the rise, driven by the country’s unique climate and soil advantages. With a surge in global cashew demand, Uganda is poised to become a key player in the cashew industry.
What is Agric-care Uganda doing with cashew nut plantation?
Currently Agric-Care Uganda is undertaking cashew project with the aim of establishing cashew plantation in 500 acres to produce about 1.5m metric tons of raw cashew nut and about 10.8 million metric tons of cashew apple The campany has so far establish 100,000 cashew seedling of polyclonal elite varieties.
What is cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL)?
It produces two “oils”; one of them is known as Cashew Nut shell Liquid (CNSL) and is located between the seed coat (or pericarp) and the nuts (Akinhanmi et al. 2008 ). Many researchers have offered explanations for how cashew nut shells can be used to extract oil. CNSL is the extraction of cashew nut shell (CNS) by various techniques.