Turning Waste into Profit
In sub-Saharan Africa, TechnoServe is working to create new industries and incomes from products typically discarded as waste during cashew and coffee processing.
Cashews
COVID-19 and the Cashew Industry in Benin
In Benin, cashew farmers are facing many challenges as they try to adapt to rapidly changing conditions due to COVID-19. We talked to Nicholas Mancus, TechnoServe’s chief of party for the BeninCajù program, to learn about the challenges these farmers are facing, how the pandemic is impacting women and men differently, and what TechnoServe is doing to help.
A Day in the Life: Supporting Cashew Producers in Benin
The BeninCajù program is working to make Benin’s cashew sector more productive, competitive, sustainable, and inclusive. Today, we’re sharing a behind-the-scenes look at the daily activities of a TechnoServe gender and access to finance specialist who works on this program.
How Cashew Became an Economic Growth Engine in Benin
The BeninCajù program, a partnership between TechnoServe and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is working with 48,000 smallholder cashew farmers to increase yields, boost revenue, and encourage domestic processing.
Cultivating Cashew to Create Economic Growth in Benin and Mozambique
Africa is home to over half of the world’s supply of cashew, a crop that is growing in demand globally as incomes rise and diets change. From planting seeds, to harvest, to processing, see how cashews from Mozambique and Benin make it to your table.
A Data-Driven Cashew Sector
ConnectCaju’s mobile application-based platform puts crucial data at the fingertips of government officials and cashew farmers in Mozambique.
Creating Change for Mozambique’s Cashew Sector through Processing
In only four years, Mozambique cashew farmers have planted more than 500,000 cashew seedlings, while burgeoning processing plants across the country work to connect these booming yields with premium markets.
5 Reasons Why Nuts Are a Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Poverty
For National Nut Day, we are celebrating some of the top ways that nuts offer an all-in-one solution to creating lasting, inclusive change for families and economies around the world.
Sweet Benin – A New Value Chain for a Better Future in Benin
TechnoServe is working with local entrepreneurs to turn waste from cashew harvests into a new beverage industry for Benin, and a more prosperous future for Africa’s cashew-producing countries.
A New Look at the Cashew
Innovations in the cashew value chain provide women the opportunity to become leaders in their families and communities.
