Processed as cashew butter or as an ingredient in a variety of spreads, sauces, bars and drinks. Including as a salty or sweet snack or an ingredient in desserts and savoury dishes, or are further Limited access to finance, quality seed material and technical know-how required to enhanceĬashew kernels are the main product of the cashew industry, being consumed in various forms, Greatest among smallholding growers that grow the overwhelming majority of cashew nuts but have Low average yields in many cashew-growing countries, including in many countries in Africa, point toĪ significant potential to boost productivity and increase revenues for cashew growers, which appears Improving the genotypical composition of cashew orchards can contribute to higher and more stableĬashew yields (Dadzie et al., 2014 Mangalassery et al., 2019 Nayak et al., 2018). Yields vary greatly between and within countries and fluctuate from season to season, and the largeĭisparities and fluctuations in cashew yields are partially a result of the differences in soil and climaticĬonditions that cannot be controlled by growers but strengthening farm management practices and Replantation and rejuvenation, pest and disease control, key aspects of orchard management. To have the potential to improve yields (Prabhakaran Nair, 2010).Ĭashew trees, kernels and by-products yields are also linked to average tree age, which makes Such as water and soil conservation (Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National ResearchĬentre for Cashew, 2008), appropriate fertiliser use and supplementary irrigation, which have proven Sandy soils, and, like any other crop, their growth and yields depend on good orchard management, Season of 5–7 months (FAO, 1988), as well as an extended dry season during flowering and fruit set.Ĭashew trees can grow in a broad range of soil types but they grow best on well-drained and deep Temperature of 26–28☌ (Paull and Duarte, 2011), and a 1,000–2,000 mm of rainfall during a rainy
The ideal climatic conditions for an optimal cashew tree growth includes an average monthly Parallel south, where they thrive in moist tropical climates and succumb frosty climatic environments. South, but most of the commercial plantations can be located between the 15 th parallel north and 15 th Revenue from cashew production, as shown in Figure 2.1.Ĭashew trees can grow in different climatic regions between the 27 th parallel north and 28 th parallel Value chain contains a number of by-products that have the potential to add value to and diversify The cashew industry is based and focused on the production of cashew kernels.
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