A Value Chain Analysis of the Cashew Sector - AGOA Export Toolkit

4 Contents
List of Figures ....................................................................................................4
List of Tables ......................................................................................................4
Executive Summary ........................................................................................8
1 Introduction .................................................................................................11
1.1 Background Information on
the African Cashew initiative and the Purpose
of the Country Study .............................................. 11
1.2 Objective of the Study and
the Methodology Applied ...................................... 12
1.3 Major Data on Cashew Production
and Processing in Ghana ........................................ 13
2 The Value Chain Analysis ....................................................................17
2.1 Historical Background
of Cashew Farming in Ghana ................................. 17
2.2 Th e Cashew Value Chain
and Marketing in Ghana ....................................... 17
2.2.1 Value Chain Map and
Description of Stakeholders Involved ................... ..17
2.2.2 Marketing Channels and
the Local Cashew Trade ......................................... 18
2.3 Description of Cashew Production Systems ........... 21
2.3.1 Access to Land and Inputs
for Cashew Farming, and the Ecological
Impact of Cashew Farming.... ..............................22
2.3.2 An Economic Analysis of Cashew Farming ............ 23
2.3.3 Farmer-Based Organisations
in the Cashew Sector..................................................24
2.4 Cashew Processing in Ghana .................................. 24
2.5 Gender Aspects and the Poverty Relevance
of Cashew Processing ............................................. 27
2.6 Support Services for Cashew Production
along the Value Chain ............................................ 28
2.6.1 Demand and Supply of Financial Services
along the Value Chain ............................................ 30
2.7 Summary of Major Political Frame Conditions ...... 32
2.8 Overview of Ongoing Support Activities/
Projects for Cashew Production in Ghana .............. 32
2.9 Opportunities and Bottlenecks for Promoting
the Cashew Value Chain in Ghana ........................ 33
2.10 Proposals for the Strategic Orientation
of Activities Promoting
the Cashew Value Chain ........................................ 34
3 Identifi cation of information gaps
in the Cashew Value Chain in Ghana ...............................................35
List of Acronyms ...............................................................................................39
Appendix I – Inventory of Literature ......................................................40
Appendix II – Further Sources of Information ...................................43
Appendix III – Co-operative Unions .......................................................43
Appendix IV – Comprehensive Illustration
of the Cashew Value Chain and Marketing in Ghana ................. 44
List of Figures
Figure 1.1 World Cashew Production ............................... 11
Figure 2.1 Cashew Value Chain Operators
and their Functions .......................................................... 18
Figure 2.2 Illustration of
Existing Marketing Channels ............................................ 19
Figure 2.3 Major Cashew Production Zones .................... 20
List of Tables
Table 1.1 Importance of the Cashew Value Chain
for the National Economy ................................................. 13
Table 1.2 Essential Data/Information on
Cashew Farmers in Ghana ................................................. 14
Table 1.3 Overview of Projects/Programmes Supporting
Cashew Production in Ghana ............................................ 14
Table 1.4 Potential and Actual Processing Capacities
of Cashew Factories in Ghana ........................................... 15
Table 1.5 Organisation of Cashew Farmers in Ghana ...... 15
Table 1.6 Policies Governing the
Cashew Value Chain in Ghana .......................................... 16
Table 2.1 Estimated Potential Areas
for Cashew Cultivation in Ghana ...................................... 17