“I have two wives,” he said—in English, surprisingly—then burst into laughter. That was the only English I exchanged with Teotonio Pereira from Uala. Continuing in Portuguese, I clarified that Teotonio does not actually have two wives, but he so frequently travels the several hours journey between his farms that it…
TechnoServe recently participated in a live chat hosted by the Guardian through Olam’s Know Your Nuts series. Experts in the nut industry took questions on the biggest challenges facing the supply chain – here is what they said.
The African Cashew Alliance’s 9th annual World Cashew Festival & Expo will take place on the beautiful south-eastern coast of Africa in Maputo, Mozambique on September 21- 24, 2015. For more information about the event and the importance of Mozambique in the African cashew industry on please see …
Three years ago MozaCajú partner, Don Larson, moved to Mozambique to pursue his dream of what a socially responsible company could be. Mozambican cashews from his company, Sunshine, are now available in Ahold USA’s grocery stores, which include the Giant, Giant Eagle, Martin’s, and Stop & Shop brands. As of…
According to the General Director of the Mozambican National Cashew Institute (Incaju), Filomena Maiopue, the cashew crop in Mozambique is expected to surpass last year’s harvest by nearly 17,000 MT, reaching 80,000 MT. Read more.
Taking a holistic market system approach, TechnoServe is helping to transform the Mozambican cashew industry and improve the livelihoods of thousands of small-scale farmers and cashew processors. Read more.
TechnoServe’s Former President and CEO, Bruce McNamer, discusses how having a real impact on the lives of significant numbers of families requires change at the industry level. Read more.
TechnoServe’s Senior Vice President of Development, Simon Winter, explains how just improving farm yield is not enough to lift families and communities out of poverty – we also need to change the systems in which smallholders operate. Read more.
MozaCajú partner, the Aga Khan Foundation, shares the news of the launch of mozacaju.com and information about the cashew industry in Mozambique. Read more.
A World Bank report entitled African Agricultural Reforms: The Role of Consensus and Institutions by Ataman Aksoy highlights TechnoServe’s role in the Mozambican cashew sector on pages 177-219. Read more.
