- The Cashew (Anacardium
occidentale) is a tree in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The
plant is native to northeastern Brazil, where it is called by its
Portuguese name Caju (the fruit) or Cajueiro (the
tree).
- The processing of cashew
involves the following steps Preliminary cleaning , Roasting ,
Shelling and separation , Drying , Peeling
- The processing units are
mainly concentrated in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa,
Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Orissa. The process is highly labour
intensive and the work force consists mainly of women.
- The oil (referred to
commercially as CNSL, cashew nut shell liquid) contains 90% anacardic
acid and 10% cardol.
- CNSL has found important
commercial usage as the phenolic raw material for the manufacture of
certain resins and plastics having unusual electric and frictional
properties.
- The cashew tree has been
cultivated for food and medicine for 400 years. Cashews have served
nutritional, medicinal and wartime needs. More recently, they have been
used in the manufacture of adhesives, resins and natural
insecticides.
- Cashew nut shell liquid
is also used in mouldings, acid-resistant paints, foundry resins,
varnishes, enamels and black lacquers for decorating vases, and as
insecticides and fungicides. In tropical medicine, CNSL has been used in
treating leprosy, elephantiasis, psoriasis, ringworm, warts and
corns.
- India earns more than 200
million dollars a year by exporting 40 to 50 thousand tonnes of cashew
kernels and the country's tradelinks are spread over 40 countries.
Cashew is a craze in the United States which is by far the largest
buyer.
- A study on the trends
in cashew nut production during the past decades clearly indicate that
there was only a very slow growth for cashew development in India
compared to Vietnam and Nigeria.
- India continues to keep its top position in
processing and exports using imported raw nuts.
- India is the
leading cashew supplier to the United States, all of the major European
markets, the Middle East, Russia, Eastern Europe, Australia and
Japan.
- Commercial cultivation of
cashew in India is taken up in eight states in India. It is also
cultivated on small areas in other states of the country.
- Processed Cashew Exporters are
India, Brazil, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya Vietnam &
Indonesia.
- The United States, as one
of the major cashew importers worldwide, strongly influences global
cashew price levels. Cashew prices trade fixed in US$ per pound. The
price of the standard specification W320 grade (320 count cashew kernels
per pound) over the past 15 years has ranged from US $ 2.73 to US $ 3.18
per pound.
- Business Opportunities
are in cashew nut cultivation, collection of nuts, distribution of nuts
collected domestically and those imported, processing of raw nuts,
collection and marketing of processed nuts.
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General Information
- Introduction
- Anacardium
occidentale
- Cashew
Apple
- The story of
Cashews
- Tropical Plant
Database
- Cashew
Nut
- Raw Cashew
Nut
- Sumac
Family
- Calories In Dry
roaster cashew nuts
Growth And
Cultivation
- Growth And Climatic
Conditions
- Production Of Cashew
Trees
- Cashew
Cultivation
- Crop Data
- The Cashew
Plant
- Effect Of Nitrogen On
Cashew in North Queensland
- Harvesting &
Storage
- Organic Cultivation Of
Cashew Nuts
- Agricultural
Aspects
Processing
- Processing Of
Cashewnut
- Arya Process
- Cashew Paste - product, machine, processing
& packaging
- Absolute rate constants
for the reaction of peroxyl radicals with cardanol
derivatives
- Utilisation of Cashew Nut
Shell Liquid from Anacardium occidentale
- Cashew Nut
Processing
- Small-scale cashew nut
processing
Recipes
- Cashew Cream
- Cashew
Milk
- Cashew Rice
Pilaf
- Cashew Shrimp
- Cashew Chicken
- Cashew Recipes
List
Applications
- Cashew tree exudate
gum
- Cashew to play role in
nanotechnology
- Cashew Nut Shell
Liquid
- Nutritional &
Medicinal Value
- Cashew,
an effective insect repellent
- Uses Of Cashew
- Cashew Nuts Could Replace
Petrochemicals
- Protein enrichment of
cashew wastes for animal feeds
Technology
- Implementing ant
technology in commercial cashew plantations
- Use of Fibres Obtained
from the Cashew
- Production of Gum from
Cashew Tree Latex
- Polyhouse Technology For
off-season Vegetable Production
- Partition Of Proteins In
Aqueous Two-phase Systems On Cashew-Nut Tree Gum and
Poly
- Simple Technology
Revitalizes Mozambique
- Cashing In On Cashew
Nuts
- United States Patent-
Melt Or Solution Processable Highly Conducting Polyaniline
- United States Patent-
Roasted And Oleoresin Flavored Nut Formulation
Company
Profiles
- Premier Cashew
Industries
- Achal Cashew
- Apna Group Of
Companies
- Bola Raghavendra Kamath
& Sons
- Gayathri
Industries
- Satya Cashew Chemicals
Pvt Ltd
- Western India Cashew
Company Pvt. Ltd.
Consultants
- Bio hybrids
- Project Consultancy
Services
- Consultants
- Microfinance
Gateway
- Techno serve
- Experts
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Projects And Plant Details
- African Cashew-nut
Processing Industry
- Medium Scale Processing
Plant
- Cashew Industry At
Malawi
- Mangalore Cashew nut
Plant List
- Gialai-Projects
- Phu Yen Economic
Potentials And Prospects
- Project of the
Rehabilitation of the Cashew Trees
- Tanzania Cashew
Project
- Tanga Cashew
Project
- Economic evaluation of a
locally fabricated extraction machine for a cottage cashew juice
factory
- Trade &
Investment
Market
- Cashew Apple
Brandy
- Cashew Export Promotion
Council Of India
- Cashew Kernels
- Marketing Trends In
Cashew
- World Cashew Market
Profile
- Australian Cashewnut
Industry
- Product
Profile
- Constraints and
Challenges in a Global Environment
- Biofuel
Reports
- America to boost cashew nut
processing
- Organic
technologies for cashew
- Mozambique Cashew
Nut
- Cashew Study Tour In East
Africa
- Chow Cashews
- Gender, Markets And
Livelihoods in Globalisation
- Liberalisation, Gender
And Livelihoods
- Food Quality Issues In
Processed Cashew For Exports
- Lam Dong gets $8m cashew
factory
Suppliers
- Cashew Kernel
Suppliers
- Cashew Nuts
Exporters
- Cashew Nut Exporting
Companies
- Indian
Suppliers
- Indian Exporters And
Manufacturers
- Cashew Nut Selling
Leads
Buyers
- Cashew Buyers
List-1
- Cashew Buyers
List-2
- Cashew Buyers
List-3
- Indian Importers &
Buyers
- Indian Buyers
Processing
Equipments And Suppliers
- Anagi Tray
Dryer
- Asian Roasting
Machine
- Nut Butter Grinder
Mill
- Cashew Nut Paste
Machine
- Cashew Nut
Roaster
- Raw Cashew Nut
Cutters
- Cashew Drier
- Pasteurizer
- Processing Equipments
Suppliers
- Humidifiers and
Atomizers
- Cashew Fruit
Juicer
- Cashew Nut Peeling
Machine
- Rocker Sprayer
- Shelling
Machines
- Tray Dryer
- Vacuum Packaging
Machines
- Machineries
- Agriculture Machinery
Suppliers
- Small Cashew nuts
Processing Machine
Quality
- Integrated Scheme For
Cashew Quality
- Processed Cashew
Kernel
- Cashew Kernels Grading
And Marking Rules
- Specifications For Cashew
Kernels
- Vietnam Cashew Nut
Kernels Trading
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