The process of selling
cashew nuts in Mozambique will be divided into phases, the first being reserved
for domestic traders, the director of the Cashew Development Institute (INCAJU)
recently said in Nampula.
Ilídio Bande, who was
speaking at the second meeting of the Cashew Committee, which brings together
all actors in the value chain of this cash crop, added that foreign traders
will only be able to participate in the sales and marketing process in the
second and third stages.The president of Incaju, quoted by the AIM news agency,
said that these changes are part of a new regulation that “soon” will provide a
framework for the sale and remaining value chain of cashew nuts in Mozambique.Bande also said his
institute is proposing the definition of the reference price to ensure that
both producers and the industry make a profit.
“Mozambique has a [cashew]
industry in the recovery phase and the government has a duty to support it,
making sure that prices do not exceed what industrialists can afford,” said
Incaju’s director general.Bande added that the production of the current
campaign should reach 140,000 tons, an annual increase of 7.0%.Figures provided
by the Cashew Industrial Association (Aicaju) show that there are 13 processing
plants in Mozambique, employing around 20,000 workers.
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