TRAGSA - Market study and value chain analysis of the cashew nut sector in Mali and the sub-region

Start
November 2014
End
November 2014
Project cost
9 000 €
Role in the project
Value chain

Countries

Mali

Fields

Market

Sectors

Cashew

Partners

Main goals

Elaboration of a market study to analyze the value chain of the cashew nut sector in Mali and in the sub-region

Specific objectives

  • Identify opportunities, trends and constraints to the development of the sector
  • Define strategies for the development of the value chain

Beneficiaries

TRAGSA-Mali

Results

R1. World situation of the cashew sector and in the sub-region, evolution of market prices
R2. State and evolution of the cashew nut sector in Mali, actors and level of organization
R3. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the cashew nut sector in Mali
R4. Processed cashew nuts in Mali and the sub-region, supply chain and target markets
R5. Models of processing units of cashew products in the sub-region, recommendations for the best possibilities

Related people

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Project officer / Agriculture & Market / France

Pierre Ricau

Holder of a Master Degree in "Agricultural Development and Economic Policies" from the Institute of Development Studies (IEDES), Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne University and AgroParisTech. He brings his expertise in agricultural market analysis (especially cashew, sesame, shea, cocoa, hevea, corn, rice and onion), development of agro-food sectors, training engineering and consultancy on public agricultural/agro-industrial policies

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