Period : August-October 2017
Country : Mozambique
Sponsor : AFD
Experts : Jean-Sébastien CANALS, Nicolas GERGELY
Main thematic and practical skills :
Food-chain and markets
Projects engineering
Objectives and context
AFD proposes to bring financial support to cashew chain in Mozambique through its commercial capacities strengthening program (PRCC) TERO was asked by AFD to realize a feasibility study for the formulation of a cashew nut development project on the hedge of a protected area in the north of Mozambique. The project proposal takes into account issues of conservation of natural resources and cashew nut certification as well as interconnection with local processors. A specific component has also been proposed to strengthen the national public cashew institute (INCAJOU) for the development of the sector at the national level.