IMPROVING CASHEW YIELDS AND INCOME

Through training on cashew production, Ivorian farmers in the Sustainable Cashew Growers Programmme (SCGP) have improved yields from an average of 509 Kg/Ha in 2015 to 620kg/ha in 2018

By providing training focused on tree density, pruning, good weed management, bush fire prevention and optimal post-harvest techniques, Ivorian farmers in the Sustainable Cashew Growers Programmme (SCGP) have improved yields from an average of 509 Kg/Ha in 2015 to 620kg/ha in 2018.

Since 2011, over 19,000 farmers have been trained  with the support of Olam, Fair Match Support and IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative. The SCGP Programme is amongst the first AtSource supply chains.

“Olam was the first organisation to provide training to us about cashew production. Thanks to the techniques learned, we have been able to considerably increase our farm yields and the quality of our production. In the 2010 years, it was hard to even get 300kg/ha.”

Kini Datie, 61 year old cashew farmer from  Tchêlêkro village, Côte d’Ivoire