Partners
Implementing partners
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development which supports the German Government in achieving the objectives of its development policy. It provides viable, forward-looking solutions for political, economic, ecological and social development in a globalized world. GIZ is ComCashew's lead implementing organization.
Agri-Business Facility for Africa
https://www.agribusiness-facility.org
The Agri-Business Facility for Africa (ABF) is a project of German Development Cooperation launched in 2020 and designed as a pan-African knowledge and advisory hub. Our interdisciplinary and international team of advisors is based in Germany, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and South Africa.
Funding Partners
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
https://www.bmz.de/en/countries_regions/subsahara/index.html
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) develops the guidelines and the fundamental concepts on which German development policy is based. All efforts are formed by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
European Union
We are responsible for formulating the EU’s international partnership and development policy, with the ultimate goal to reduce poverty, ensure sustainable development, and promote democracy, human rights, and the rule of law across the world.
Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), evolved from the ACP Group, founded via the Georgetown Agreement in 1975. It comprises 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific States. The main goals of the OACPS centre around the sustainable development of its Members and their gradual integration into the global economy with the ultimate objective of reducing and eventually eradicating poverty.
Private partners
African Cashew Alliance
https://www.africancashewalliance.com/en
The African Cashew Alliance was established in 2006 as an association of African and international businesses with an interest in promoting a globally competitive African cashew industry. Today, nearly 130 member companies work under the ACA banner and represent all aspects of the cashew value chain, including producers, processors, traders, and international buyers.
Sustainable Nut Initiative (SNI)
https://www.sustainablenutinitiative.com
The Sustainable Nut Initiative (SNI) is a cooperation platform for the nut sector. All links of the supply chain are represented. The aim of SNI is to bring the nut sector to a higher level in terms of professionality, sustainability and quality.
Nitidæ
Nitidæ, a non-profit association under the French law of 1901, was born from the merging of two associations (Etc Terra and Rongead) in December 2017. Its mission is to design, develop and lead projects that preserve the environment while contributing to the local economy.
Intersnack
http://www.intersnackgroup.com/home
Intersnack is one of the leading savoury snack companies in Europe, with a turnover of approximately € 2.7 billion. The product portfolio comprises international brands, examined as Chio and POM-BEAR, as well as local favorites in regional markets
nuts2
nuts2 (formerly The Trade & Development Group) aims to maximize the amount of value adding work (processing) in Africa, in order to increase farmer income even more and to support the local economy
OLAM International
https://www.olamgroup.com/locations/west-and-central-africa.html
Olam International is a leading global integrated supply chain manager of agricultural products and food ingredients. With direct sourcing and processing in most major cooperation countries, Olam has built a global leadership position in many of its businesses, including cocoa, coffee, cashew, sesame, rice, cotton and wood products.
Cashew Coast
Our commitment to responsible business practices extends far beyond labels and certifications. By reinvesting a fair share of the value they create back into the local community, we empower our predominantly female team, offer educational opportunities, and provide healthcare to improve the well-being and prospects of the next generation of Ivoiriennes. This approach is not just a philosophy. It's a lived reality.
Red River
https://redriverfoods.net/products/cashews
Red River Foods is a leading US importer of a wide variety of tree nuts, dried fruit, seeds, and specialty snack products. They supply the bakery, confectionary, cereal, dairy, and snack food industries with the finest quality product ingredients. Red River operates from four offices strategically located near major ports on the east and west coasts of the United States. Red River enjoys a worldwide reach, serving a loyal customer base of over 150 companies with over 50 product varieties sourced from more than 20 countries around the globe.
CARO NUT
Caro Nut is a global organization of teams, each one specializing in bringing forth the potential of a single, difficult-to-produce nut. We see these nuts as powerhouses of resourcefulness both for the communities that grow them and in solving regional and global environmental challenges. Nuts contain powerful, sustainable energy to do good in the world.
Public partners
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
The Heads of State and Government of fifteen West African Countries established the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) when they signed the ECOWAS Treaty on the 28th of May 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria.
The Consultative International Cashew Council (CICC)
The Consultative International Cashew Council (CICC) is an intergovernmental organization promoting cashew value chains around the world. It was created on November 17, 2016 in Abidjan, on the sidelines of the 2nd edition of the International Exhibition of Cashew Processing Equipment and Technology (SIETTA). By adopting the convention establishing the CICC, the signatory countries of the constitutive act confirmed the strategic nature of cashew as a lever for agricultural, economic and social development of producing countries.
Le Conseil du Coton et de l'Anacarde (CCA)
https://www.conseilcotonanacarde.ci/
The Consultative International Cashew Council (CICC) is an intergovernmental organization promoting cashew value chains around the world. It was created on November 17, 2016 in Abidjan, on the sidelines of the 2nd edition of the International Exhibition of Cashew Processing Equipment and Technology (SIETTA). By adopting the convention establishing the CICC, the signatory countries of the constitutive act confirmed the strategic nature of cashew as a lever for agricultural, economic and social development of producing countries.
Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA)
The Tree Crops Development Authority(TCDA) is a body established by an Act of Parliament, the Tree Crops Development Authority Act 2019 (Act 1010,2019).TCDA is corporate with perpetual succession to regulate and develop in a sustainable environment; production, processing, and trading of six tree crops: Cashew, Shea, Mango, Coconut, rubber, and oil palm in Ghana.
The Ministry of Food & Agriculture (MOFA) - Ghana
http://mofa.gov.gh/site/?page_id=83
The Ministry of Food & Agriculture of the Republic of Ghana (MOFA) has the mandate to promote sustainable agriculture and thriving agribusiness through research and technology development, effective extension and other services to farmers, processors and traders for improved livelihood.
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) - Nigeria
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is a Ministry of the Federal Government of Nigeria that has the mandate to ensure food security in crop, livestock and fisheries, stimulate agricultural employment and services, promote the production and supply of raw materials to Agro-allied industries, provide markets for the products of the industrial sector, generate foreign exchange and aid rural Socio-economic development throughout Nigeria.
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Safety - Sierra Leone
The core mandate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security is to formulate agricultural development policies and to advise the Government on such policies relating to its administration and the management of the agricultural sector of the Sierra Leone's economy
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal and Fisheries Ressources (MARAH)
https://www.agriculture.gov.bf/accueil
The core mandate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security is to formulate agricultural development policies and to advise the Government on such policies relating to its administration and the management of the agricultural sector of the Sierra Leone's economy
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Equipment
https://www.senegel.org/en/administration/executive-power/ministers/orgdetails/215
The core mandate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security is to formulate agricultural development policies and to advise the Government on such policies relating to its administration and the management of the agricultural sector of the Sierra Leone's economy
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The Joint Action is jointly co-financed by the European Union under the Samoa agreement with the Organisation of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States(OACPS) and by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ.