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Nigeria to grow 53m cashew tree to meet demand

Nigeria is to grow about 53 million new cashew trees to take its place in the world of cashew production chart.

Also about 2, 000 jobs are needed in the farming to meet the three million tons.

The huge global demand for cashew nuts could make millionaires of Nigerian farmers who export the crop, as in the next 50 year, cashews could generate N100 billion annually for the Nige­rian economy.

The National Publicity Secretary of the National Cashew Association of Ni­geria (NCAN), Mr. Sotonye Anga, said the annual global demand for the commodity far exceeds the supply,

Cashew, which is an important industrial and export crop in Nigeria, is believed to have provided livelihoods for over 300,000 families and generated about $253 mil­lion for Nigeria’s economy in 2015.

Countries demanding cashew nuts from Nigeria include the USA, India, China, Vietnam, Brazil and several European countries. The demand for cashew nuts is huge in these countries because of its several uses.

In Nigeria, cashew grows successfully in virtually all agro-ecological zones in­cluding the semi-arid areas, but with high concentration in the middle belt areas in smallholder farms and plan­tations. Cashew production comes from over 28 states.

The demand for commodity globally is about 3 million metric tons and total supply is about 2 million metric tons.

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