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TANZANIA
Tanzania located in East Africa is situated just south of the Equator. It is among the top 10 cashew producers in the world in terms of volume.
Tanzania is one among the major cashew producing countries in Africa. Major cashew growing area in Tanzania includes Mtwara, Lindi, Ruvuma and Tanga. Among these regions, Mtwara and Lindi regions contributes more than 87% to the national cashew production.
Direct Procurement Programme in Tanzania
Direct Procurement Programme is an initiative where our expert team of buyers supervises all procurement and quality-related activities at the origin. Established in 2018, our procurement is based out of Mtwara, one of the main cashew producing region and the capital city of the Mtwara region in southeastern Tanzania while shipping activities are in Dar Es Salaam, the former capital and main port city in Tanzania.
“Alphonsa is one of the largest direct procurer of raw cashew (on actual user basis) in Tanzania.”
Cashew growing regions in Tanzania
Cashew nuts are grown in the Southern parts of Tanzania, on the opposite side of the border of the cashew-growing region of Mozambique. About 90 percent of the area planted with cashew nuts are found in three regions of Mtwara, Lindi and Pwani.
Sustainable and responsible procurement in Tanzania.
Raw cashew nuts are predominately grown in economically fragile areas. Our intent is to procure the nuts in a manner that safeguards the communities’ social fabric and environmental resources. As a processor, we depend on our procurement supply chains to process the finest quality cashew kernels. Our goal is to secure high-quality raw cashew nut from as close to the source as possible. This involves partnering with smallholder farmers to help improve their productivity, profitability and providing good working conditions which attract and retain people in agriculture.
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