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Nigeria earns $402m from cashew export

National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN), said on Monday that the country earned $402 million (N144.7 billion) from the export…

Ghana seeks $750m loan to replace diseased cocoa trees

Ghana’s cocoa regulator plans to raise $750 million in loans to finance the replacement of almost half of the trees…

India’s coffee exports up 8% in 11-months

India's Coffee exports rose by 8.0% to 3.61 lakh tonnes in January-November 2017 compared to 3.34 lakh tonnes in the…

India sets curbs on onion exports as prices surge

India set a minimum price of $850 per tonne for an overseas sale of onions, a government order said on…

Ivory Coast to allow cocoa farms in some protected forests

Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, plans to legalize farming on almost 5 million acres (2 million hectares) of…

Ivory Coast rains have cocoa farmers on edge for new season as harvests improve in Nigeria

A month into the new cocoa season, farmers in top grower Ivory Coast are getting anxious, as heavy rains continue to…