Founded in 1983 the INCs Mission is to be the International source for information on nuts and dried fruits 1 Health & Nutrition Trade Agreements Trade Quality Standards Ethics and Social Responsability Food Safety Government Standards 670 Companies 76 Countries

Tree Nuts $33 Billion Forest Tree Nuts $6 Billion 2 Brazil Nuts $220 Million 25,000 Metric Ton Pine Nuts $1 Billion 25,000 Metric Ton Cashew Nut $4.5 Billion 600,000 Metric Ton Chestnuts $2 Million 800 Metric Ton Ginkgo Nuts $100 Million 50,000 Metric Ton Apricot Nut Kernel $150 Million 50,000 Metric Ton

The Forests 3 ` America Peru Bolivia Brazil Portugal Spain Italy Poland Turkey West & East Coast of Africa Madagascar Pakistan India China Mongolia Siberia North Korea Vietnam

Forest Management projects in Brazil and China Interoceanic Highway Help extract and export produce from the forest  Develop cities which are on the path of highway. China’s halt on Deforestation 35 million pine trees fell between 1949 and Since 2003 policy changes including fiscal changes. Have resulted in 1M new trees being planted 4

The Nut Producing Forests supports over 12 Million People Brazil Nuts 250,000 people in South America Cashews 10 million people in Africa in 14 countries Pine Nuts support 550,000 people in China 200,000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 40,000 people in Russia 5 Summary It is essential that governments continue to fight deforestation Improve Infrastructure Allow the sustainable extraction of food products from the forest Increase financial benefits Introduce practical and long lasting forest management policies Protect the environment, improve the livelihood of millions of forest dependent communities around the world, and sustain our forests.