New disease resistant cashews will increase farmer incomes

The former Portugese colony of Guinea-Bissau has had a turbulent recent history, with a civil war from 1998 to 1999 and a military coup in 2003. The tiny coastal country, slightly larger than the state of Maryland, now has an elected president and is trying to recover and improve life for the two-thirds of its population who live below the poverty line.

Cashews are one of Guinea-Bissau’s major exports, so IRD’s program there is expanding opportunities for cashew farmers to improve production and sales.

Programs
Food For Progress: Cashew Production In West Africa


Contact
Jo Ann Yeager Sallah
Country Director
E-mail: jsallah@ird-dc.org

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