The strategic intervention for scaling up the production of high value crops, macadamia, hass avocado and cashew nuts The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has developed an Agriculture Value Chain Development Strategy (AVCDS) to align all agro-industralisation programme interventions to the PDM framework. The strategy re-states what to do under each value chain […]
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON CASHEW NUT VALUE CHAIN What is Cashew nuts? Cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale.L) is a tropical evergreen perennial and drought tolerant tree crop. It thrives best in dry areas with annual average temperatures above 28°C It strives well in deep friable sandy loam or loam soils with average PH levels of 6.5 […]
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) ON HASS AVOCADO VALUE CHAIN What is Hass Avocado? HASS AVOCADO is a new type/variety of avocado Like other types of Avocado, Has Avocado also health/nutrition (high in iron and antioxidants) and income benefits. Accounts for over 80% of the global market High global demand US $ 12.8 BN in 2019 […]
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON MACADAMIA VALUE CHAIN What is Macadamia? Macadamia is a tree which produces macadamia nuts; the most expensive nut on the world market. The tree span stretches from 80 to 100 years Tree (Macadamia integrifolia) belong to the genus Macadamia which contains four species of tree or shrub in the family Proteaceae which are […]