small scale cashew oil milling plant in uganda

   
small scale cashew oil milling plant in uganda
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • small scale cashew oil milling plant in uganda
  • Is cashew nut a high value crop in Uganda?
  • Cashew nut (Anacardium occindentale) is one of the highly thought after high value crops globally. In Uganda, the hardy drought resistant tree crop was introduced in 1970s, but has gained more recognition in the last five years. This explains why the crop appears to be new in Uganda, with many farmers ignorant about it and its associated benefits.
  • What is Agric-care Uganda doing with cashew nut plantation?
  • Currently Agric-Care Uganda is undertaking cashew project with the aim of establishing cashew plantation in 500 acres to produce about 1.5m metric tons of raw cashew nut and about 10.8 million metric tons of cashew apple The campany has so far establish 100,000 cashew seedling of polyclonal elite varieties.
  • Why are cashew nut farmers coming to Tanzania & Nigeria?
  • This is because the foreign visitors come from cashew nut producing countries of Tanzania and Nigeria to exchange ideas which are helpful for local cashew nut farmers. Lucrative market A hectare of land supports about 30 trees and produces about 4,500 kilogrammes of unshelled nuts per season, which is an average of 150 kg per tree.
  • Is cashew suitable for cattle corridor districts of Uganda?
  • This makes it very suitable for the cattle corridor districts of Uganda. Tukam Dixon Kyaba, the Executive Director at Cashew Farmers & Promoters National Association of Uganda Ltd, is promoting the crop in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF).