Ivorian increase double production of cashew nut
APA – The Director General of the National Agency for Rural Development Support (ANADER), Dr. Sidiki Cisse, said Tuesday in Abidjan that “the (Ivorian) production of cashew will double” if producers rehabilitate all orchards.
He was speaking at the reception of rehabilitation materials for cashew producers at the initiative of the Council-cotton cashew. “More than 80% of our plantations are dense forests of cashew trees. Cashew production will double if farmers rehabilitate all these orchards, “said Cissé.
Continuing his argument, the expert said that “the quality of the nut will improve significantly because the thinning reduces moisture in plantations, reduces disease attacks and the action of pests.”
According to Sidiki Cissé, “it is practically impossible for producers to carry out the felling, the axing of undesirable, unproductive trees with the aim of rehabilitating the plantations”, hence the advisability of such action by the Cotton-Cashew Council. .
The Director-General of the Cotton-Cashew Council, Dr Adama Coulibaly emphasized that these are “training support materials for the rehabilitation of cashew orchards to facilitate training, supervision and demonstration. on the training sites located in the production areas of the cashew nut “.
This multi-stakeholder approach, including the Interprofessional Fund for Agricultural Research and Advice (FIRCA) and the Agricultural Sector Support Project (PSAC), is part of the government authorities’ vision to make Ivorian agriculture more sustainable. Competitive and Modern “,” puts special emphasis on agricultural research and advice “.
Chainsaws, files, pruning shears, gloves and sprayers are among other things this orchard rehabilitation equipment for 274 plots for the 2018 action plan of the project.
The Cotton-Cashew Council foresees a production of 750,000 tons for the 2018 marketing year, of which 100,000 tons for the local industry and 650,000 for export. In the previous season, Côte d’Ivoire produced 711,236 tonnes, representing 22% of world production.
Source: Noix de cajou: la production ivoirienne va doubler si les producteurs réhabilitent les vergers (DG)
