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NEPC SIGNS MOU WITH GIZ TO MEET RISING GLOBAL DEMAND FOR NIGERIAN CASHEW

Nigeria’s quest to meet the rising global demand for cashew nuts is gradually yielding results as the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) is collaborating to increase the production and processing of the commodity which market size is estimated to be worth $7.57 Billion.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Head, Corporate Communications Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Ndubueze Okeke

The statement reels out that the Memorandum of Understanding with GIZ in Abuja under the Market Oriented Value Chains for Jobs and Growth in the ECOWAS Region tagged – GIZ MOVE.

The Executive Director Ezra Yakusak
who was represented by the Director, of Product Development, Evelyn Obidike reiterated that the collaborative effort was in line with the Federal Government’s non-oil export diversification agenda which seeks to stimulate expertise, inclusiveness, innovativeness and competitiveness.

Adding that, “The overall outcome is to achieve a paradigm shift by repositioning Nigeria as an exporter of a wide range of value-added high-premium quality cashew products to certified global niche markets and expedite a successful internationalization process for local stakeholders in the cashew value chain in Nigeria”,

He said he was optimistic that the partnership will be characterized by tremendous up-scaling of production of high-yielding cashew varieties, increased local processing, enabled compliance to mandatory certification and sustainable entry into niche export markets.

According to him “We also expect that the collaboration will further support gender empowerment, reliable data from empirical research for effective policy formulation and implementation, technical exchanges as well as export competency development.

The NEPC together with GIZ MOVE is determined to leverage the unique competencies to deliver direct benefits to local farmers, aggregators, processors, packers, exporters, importers, service providers, export facilitating agencies and prospective investors novel solutions”.

In his remarks, Mr. Florain Winckler, Programme Leader (GIZ MOVE) expressed optimism that the partnership between both parties will further go a long way in adding value to the Cashew sector by building the capacity of the operators, increasing production and processing of high-quality cashew and thereby make the product competitive in the global market.

Reliable information disclosed that the cashew market size is expected to reach USD 8.91 billion by 2028 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 3.31% during the period (2023-2028).

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