1. Mapping of cashew market regulation policy in Africa
Dr. Bernard Agbo,
GIZ/ComCashew

2. Why regulating cashew market?
56% of RCN is produced in Africa but only less than 6% is processed
High price volatility of RCN
Significant difference on RCN export tax from one country to another

3. Why regulating cashew market?
Dropping quality of nuts due to high price at the beginning of the season
Significant price variations from one country to another >> transboundary movement of nuts
Difficulties of RCN supply by local factories

4. Taxation on RCN export ? Benin 60 FCFA /kg Burkina Faso 35 FCFA/ kg
Côte d’Ivoire
85 FCFA /kg
Guinea-Bissau
92 FCFA /kg
Mozambique
18% ofFOB  +75 USD/T when no supply to local factories
Tanzania
150 USD/T  +15% when no supply to local factories
Ghana ?
Kenya

5. Ban of RCN export by land border
Benin: Ministerial order, MIC, 2017
Cote d’Ivoire: Adoption of a law in 2018 >> up to 10 years in prison, 50 million FCFA fine
Kenya
Guinea-Bissau

6. RCN export licence ? Benin
Deposit of 5 Mio for internal trade and 20 Mio for export
Burkina Faso
In discussion with MICA
Côte d’Ivoire
Deposit of 50 Mio for compagnies and 25 Mio Coop
79 compagnies and 21 certified coop
Guinea Bissau
Licence Alvara for domestic traders : F.CFA (basis) FCFA/an>> 450 licences
Mozambique
licences
Tanzania ?
Ghana
Kenya

7. Export window
Benin
No purchase before the official opening of the campaign
Côte d’Ivoire
Mozambique
1 month
Burkina Faso ?
Tanzania
Ghana
Kenya

8. Obligation to sell% nuts to local factories
Benin
5 T
Côte d’Ivoire
15% of export volume
Burkina Faso ?
Guinea Bissau
Mozambique
Tanzania
Ghana
Kenya

9. Cashew regulation structure
Benin
AUGEFA et ATDA Pole 4
Burkina Faso
Direction Regionale du Commerce
Côte d’Ivoire
CCA
Guinea-Bissau
ANCA
Mozambique
INACJU
Tanzania
Cashew Board of Tanzanie
Ghana ?
Kenya

10. CICC= Cashew International Consultative Council
How to deal with this strong disparity of regulatory policy between producing countries?
CICC= Cashew International Consultative Council