LAGOS – The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) on Wednesday said that 71
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per cent of Nigeria’s cashew nuts is exported to Vietnam annually.
This is contained in statement signed by Mr Sotonye Anga, the spokesman for the association and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
According to the statement, Anga is currently attending a Cashew Trade Conference in Vietnam.
It stated that the conference was organised by the association in partnership with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, USAID NEXTT and the Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS).
The statement noted that the conference was aimed at strengthening the sub-sector’s export position in 2015.
“Vietnam is increasingly becoming an important trade partner to Nigeria and a consistent consumer of its cashew.
“In the last four years, Nigeria’s cashew export to Vietnam has been growing.
“For 2014 alone 103,046 metric tonnes of our cashew nuts were exported to Vietnam, representing 71.5 per cent of the total cashew export.
“This to us, is an indication of a viable and mutually beneficial trade relationship between Vietnam and Nigeria,’’ Anga said in the statement.
The spokesman also stated that the association would continue to improve the quality of Nigerian cashew.
According to him, improved quality will give cashew buyers value for their money and the sense of satisfaction.
“Nigerian cashew now enjoys a better global acceptance and this is due to our consistent quality improvement programmes.
“Our farmers and traders have adhered to the Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) initiative.
“Through the initiative, Nigeria’s cashew quality is being kept at between 48 KOR and 52 KOR (kernel out turn),’’ he said.
Anga said that with this trend, the association expected that revenue for cashew exports would rise to N43 billion in 2015.
Meanwhile, the president of VINACAS, Nguyen Duc, was quoted as saying that Vietnam imported 769,000 tonnes of cashew nuts in 2014 Vietnam.
He added that 13.4 per cent of the cashew import came from Nigeria. (NAN)
