Improving Infrastructure

66 km of agriculture feeder roads constructed or rehabilitated, linking more than 50 villages to markets
2,129 cash for work laborers employees
11 cashew nut warehouses (24958 m³) rehabilitated and used during the cashew season
1 new warehouse (4,440 m³) constructed and 2 underway (7,760 m³)

Increasing Cashew Nut Production and Quality

Cashew farmer agricultural census conducted for 10,492 farmers, including 3,340 women, with the help of 14 facilitators
5,485 farmers trained on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)
10,788 farmers applied Good Agricultural Practices on 40,276 ha of cashew plantations
20 chainsaws distributed to support pruning
3,022 farmers certified in organic cashew production
11 nurserymen trained and supported with equipment, with 3 modern shade structures
10,380 cashew seedlings produced and planted to replace aging cashew trees
Additional 40 kg of seed and scions of new varieties have been imported from Vietnam and multiplication is underway with the INPA research institute and accredited nurseries.

12 cooperatives were established or reinforced including 6,538 members
274 Cooperative management staff received training on capacity building, administration and financial management, member management and services development
Awareness raising campaign conducted for 13,867 farmers among 8 cooperatives, including 4,641 women, which included a half day training on collective sales and quality management
24 motorcycle and moto-tricycles, 24 scales, 6,318 jute bags 12 sets of office furniture, and 8 IT kits granted to cooperatives

$50,304,491 in financial transactions between buyers and cooperatives
160 commercial contracts signed linking buyers and cooperatives
Facilitated the sale of 93,899.46 MT of RCN with a value of $76.335 M by 12 cooperatives
$831,579 loaned in 2022 by the Cashew Fund to 5 processors in the SeGaBi region; used to purchase of 894.83 MT from Cooperatives for a value of $691,383
$1,200,000 loaned to two processors in Guinea-Bissau in 2023 through the Cashew Fund

Establishment of a Guinea-Bissau cashew sector Steering Committee to influence policy
Warehouse Receipt System (WRS) law developed, validated, and awaiting Cabinet approval
Diagnostic study underway on Cross-border trade of RCN and the establishment of Single Cashew Market in SeGaBi

Development of Cashew Market Information System & Indicator Management System
3,084 cashew farms have been mapped and georeferenced to facilitate organic certification for farmers
7,052 people accessing cashew market data through social networks and the project website

Funding for the LIFFT-Cashew project provided by the Food for Progress Program of the United States Department of Agriculture