{"id":216305,"date":"2016-05-23T11:28:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T11:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=216305"},"modified":"2016-05-23T11:28:11","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T11:28:11","slug":"ivory-coast-now-worlds-biggest-exporter-of-cashew-nuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=216305","title":{"rendered":"Ivory Coast now world&#8217;s biggest exporter of cashew nuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ivory Coast has overtaken India to become the world&#8217;s biggest exporter of cashew nuts.<\/p>\n<p>This development will bolster President Alassane Ouattara\u2019s efforts to have 100% of the cashew nuts produced in the Ivory Coast processed internally by 2020.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;tZDNYeMTf33L4OWuGr3xF2g7qEr6TT5E&#8221;]The road to achieving these goals could mean more jobs and money flowing into the Ivorian economy.<\/p>\n<p>Ivory Coast is also one of the world&#8217;s leading producer of cocoa. The country was recently ranked as the <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/04\/25\/ghana-missing-first-10-fastest-growing-economies-africa\/\">preferred destination for investors in Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>This trade boost for the Ivory Coast comes a few months after Ghana&#8217;s Ministry of Trade and Industry\u00a0<span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2016\/03\/19\/trade-ministry-withdraws-ban-cashew-exportation\/\">suspended a ban<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0it had placed on exportation of raw cashew nuts after it received intense bashing from Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Trade, Ekow Spio Garbrah said the decision to suspend the ban was mainly influenced by the view that the timing for the move was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry earlier explained that the directive banning the cashew nuts exports was an attempt to improve the local\u00a0processing sector.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_210868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-210868\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-210868 \" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Spio.jpg\" alt=\"Spio\" width=\"601\" height=\"451\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-210868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minister of Trade, Ekow Spio Garbrah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This ban however\u00a0<span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2016\/03\/17\/mps-fire-spio-gabrah-for-banning-cashew-export\/\">infuriated MPs<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and some cashew nut farmers who mounted intense pressure on the Ministry to rescind its decision.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the Trade Ministry\u2019s decision retreat, it said it will soon put in place some measures to streamline the cashew industry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ivory Coast has overtaken India to become the world&#8217;s biggest exporter of cashew nuts. This development will bolster President Alassane Ouattara\u2019s efforts to have 100% of the cashew nuts produced in the Ivory Coast processed internally by 2020. 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