The Association of Cashew Processors Ghana (ACPG) has called for coordinated and urgent measures to strengthen Ghana’s cashew industry and build a more competitive, sustainable and profitable value chain.
The call was made as the Association intensified stakeholder engagement and advocacy efforts to address structural challenges affecting the sector, with local processing and value addition identified as key priorities.
The training, supported by the German Cooperation, European Union, GIZ, NIRAS, GPSC and Proforest, focused on strengthening the capacity of industry players to engage policymakers, stakeholders and the media on issues affecting the sector.
Participants were taken through strategic planning and goal setting, stakeholder mapping and engagement, communication and public speaking, coalition building, strategic lobbying, media relations, digital and social media public relations, as well as strategies for shaping the narrative around Ghana’s cashew industry.
The session also provided a platform for processors to share experiences and challenges from their various areas of operation.
The training forms part of the ACPG’s broader Public Relations and Advocacy Plan, which places local processing and value addition at the centre of efforts to transform Ghana’s cashew industry.
The latest engagement follows a stakeholder roundtable held on September 14, 2026, under the theme, “Building a Competitive and Sustainable Cashew Value Chain Together.”
The roundtable brought together government institutions, processors, farmers, exporters, development partners, financial institutions and researchers to examine constraints within the cashew value chain.
Participants at the meeting concluded that Ghana needed coordinated interventions to improve production, processing and profitability across the industry.
Among the proposals was the establishment of a single national cashew policy to provide a coordinated framework for developing the sector.
Stakeholders also proposed increasing national cashew production from approximately 260,000 metric tonnes to 400,000 metric tonnes.
They said the production target could be supported through the rehabilitation of old cashew farms, establishment of new plantations and the distribution of elite planting materials to farmers.
The push for greater local processing also comes as Ghana seeks to retain more value from its agricultural commodities by expanding domestic processing and strengthening linkages between farmers, processors, exporters and other businesses.
For processors, increased domestic production and a more coordinated policy framework could help improve raw material availability and support investment in processing capacity.
The ACPG’s advocacy initiative is therefore expected to focus on building stronger collaboration among industry stakeholders while promoting policies capable of improving the competitiveness and long-term sustainability of Ghana’s cashew value chain.
