Representatives of cashew organisations around the world gathered in thesouthern province of Binh Phuoc, on March 22 for a conference on founding aGlobal Cashew Association (GCA).
The event was part of the Golden CashewFestival – the first of its kind in the country--which kicked off on March 20 inBinh Phuoc.
According to the Chairman of the Vietnam Cashew Association,Nguyen Thai Hoc, this is a closed meeting for all concerned sides to presentpreliminary studies and reports regarding the establishment of theGCA.
Participants agreed to hold another important meeting in Beijing ,China on May 21 this year, which is expected to adopt the final decision on theGCA, with the four founding members: the African Union, Brazil , India andVietnam .
On the same day, some 200 cashew traders, intermediaries,exporters and importers, both local and foreign, took part in an internationalconsumers’ conference on cashew exports.
During the event, the organisingboard briefed the participants on state policies on developing the cashew sectorand provided an overview of Vietnam ’s cashew trade relations as well asanswering requests for information from interested customers.
Vietnam isstriving to raise its cashew nut export revenue to one billion USD this year,maintaining its position as the world’s largest exporter of the staple./.
The event was part of the Golden CashewFestival – the first of its kind in the country--which kicked off on March 20 inBinh Phuoc.
According to the Chairman of the Vietnam Cashew Association,Nguyen Thai Hoc, this is a closed meeting for all concerned sides to presentpreliminary studies and reports regarding the establishment of theGCA.
Participants agreed to hold another important meeting in Beijing ,China on May 21 this year, which is expected to adopt the final decision on theGCA, with the four founding members: the African Union, Brazil , India andVietnam .
On the same day, some 200 cashew traders, intermediaries,exporters and importers, both local and foreign, took part in an internationalconsumers’ conference on cashew exports.
During the event, the organisingboard briefed the participants on state policies on developing the cashew sectorand provided an overview of Vietnam ’s cashew trade relations as well asanswering requests for information from interested customers.
Vietnam isstriving to raise its cashew nut export revenue to one billion USD this year,maintaining its position as the world’s largest exporter of the staple./.
