1. Innovative delivery methods to addressing the challenges in the cashew sector Rita Weidinger, Executive Director African Cashew Initiative/ GIZ February, 2016

2. 2 Realities in the African cashew sector

3. 3 Private and public partners came together in ACi to address the challenges in the sector

4. 4 Development Objectives

5. 5 Industry Objectives

6. 6 What does the African Cashew Inititiative do?

7. Private actors Enabling Institutions RCN Producers Processors Traders Our Goals Brokers Roasters Extension Policy Advisors Finance SNI SAP ↗ Quality ↗ Sustainable sourcing ↘ Transaction costs ↗ Capital efficiency ↗ Productivity ↗ Incomes Linking actors in the Cashew Supply Chain Producers

8. Matching Grant Facility 8 How to we link development and industry objectives? Funding for joint projects (in US$)

9. Master Training Programme Video (in french and english) https://www.youtube.com/v/llnh HcDbq9A (english) https://www.youtube.com/v/8lw kzrqwSX4 (french) https://www.youtube.com/v/llnh HcDbq9A https://www.youtube.com/v/8lw kzrqwSX4 9 How do we increase the knowledge of the actors?

10. 10 How to spread knowledge and support organisation of actors?

11. 11 ACi Website www.africancashewinitiative.org ACi Facebook Page www.facebook.com/africancashewini tiative ACi on Youtube www.youtube.com/AfricanCashewIn Contact: rita.weidinger@giz.de www.africancashewinitiative.org www.facebook.com/africancashewini tiative www.youtube.com/AfricanCashewIn rita.weidinger@giz.de Thank you!