ROAD MAP FOR
CASHEW
DEVELOPMENT
IN KOGI STATE
NIGERIA
Prepared by DR. OLUFEMI BOLARIN, THE HONOURABLE
COMMISSIONER FOR AGRICULTURE, KOGI STATE.
OVERVIEW
INTRODUCTION
 IMPLICATION
 WHAT KOGI STATE GOVERNMENT IS DOING
CURRENTLY
 WHAT GOVERNOR WADA ADMINISTRATION
WILL DO
 CONCLUSION

Nigeria presently
produce 120,000
MT of Cashew nuts

Expectedly by 2015,
she is expected to
produce 500,000MT
of Cashew

There are about 15
Cashew processing
factories in Nigeria.
However , sadly enough over
80% of raw Cashew nuts
produced in Nigeria are
exported to India and
Vietnam.

Let us come home to
Kogi State

Kogi State is the highest producer of
Cashew nuts in the Country.
 Thus, the call for the establishment of
Kogi Cashew Corridor.

Kogi State Should play a
leading role in facilitating the
formation of Cashew ValueChain as an arm of the Federal
Government Transformation
Agenda.
Implication for Kogi
State relative
advantage and the
benefit that can accrue
to the State.


Unfortunately, Kogi State as a
leading producer of Cashew nuts is
not reaping the maximum benefits
in terms of revenue generation
arising from grading of Cashew
nuts.
WHAT KOGI STATE
GOVERNMENT IS
DOING
CURRENTLY
1)
Providing personnel for
monitoring Cashew
sales equipped with up
to date grading
equipments.
2 ) Assist farmers in the area
of production and
distribution of about
500,000MT improved
Cashew Seedlings
annually.
3) Setting up of Model
Cashew processing
factories through PPP
arrangement.
4) Production
of Cashew
nuts for Export and
Local Consumption.
5) Production of Cashew Nut Shell
Liquid(NSL) which is a major raw
materials for: Battery makers
 Pharmaceutics
 Paints makers.
6) From
the succulence juicy part ,
the State can produce: Cashew Jam
 Cashew Wine
 Cashew Juice
7) The
testal covering
the edible seed can
be used for
livestock feed.
8) Possibly more important, Cashew
is a premium snack for people all
over the World and value-addition
make the Liquid manage blood
pressure and it contain Zero
Cholesterol.
WHAT WADA
ADMINISTRATION
WILL DO
Establishment of Cashew
Processing Zone base on
Cluster like just introduced
Staple Crop Processing Zone
by the Federal Government.

Provide infrastructure for the
industry player
 Locating cluster closer to producer
 Extensive drying yard platform
 Construction of big agricultural
ware house

Facilitate access to land
for commercial farming
And liaise with funder,
both local and
international for willing
investor.

Conclusions
Cashew production should
be encouraged and supported
by strong research and
extension efforts in other for
farmers to increase its
productivity .

The elaborate research
network and development
in Nigeria is beneficial to
the expansion of Cashew
industry.


Development and sustainability of
eco-friendly production packages
would further provide a boost to the
development and international
acceptability of our dear
nation(Nigeria) Cashew.
THANK
YOU ALL