Le June 6, last year, in Yamoussoukro, the director general of the “USDA Food for Progress West Africa Pro-Cashew” project, Kabré Olivier and the Cashew Interprofessional (OIA) initiated a new initiative reflection on the strengthening of public-private dialogue

The meeting held last week was based on the theme “the challenges of the equitable and integrated implementation of cashew nut processing policy in Côte d'Ivoire”. The project aims to stimulate cashew productivity in five African countries, including Côte d'Ivoire, as well as the competitiveness of producers on the international market, and is committed to guaranteeing stable incomes for them by finding them a global market. According to the national coordinator of buyers in Côte d'Ivoire, Soumahoro Aboulaye, “as private actors, it is crucial to communicate our realities to the State so that it takes them into account in the development of its policies, thus creating an environment conducive