Mathias Adou Kouakou, who represents General Cooperative of Sepingo (COOGES), won the coveted EMRC-Rabobank Project Incubator Award 2009.
COOGES is an agricultural cooperative that brings together around 700 cashew nut producers with a cultivable area of 2,245 ha.
COOGES decided to add value to the raw nut by building a shelling plant. The new factory will employ around 3,793 people (1,623 women and 2,170 men). The bulk of the value added product will be destined for export to EU countries, Canada, United States and some African countries like Ghana and South Africa. Only 10% is intended for the local market which will introduce cashew kernels into the diet of the local population.
EMRC-Rabobank Project Incubator Award 2009
"The AgriBusiness 2009 brought us some much-needed business exposure. We were able to attract the attention of several organizations, some from the cashew nut sector and others not. We have also become members of the African Cashew Alliance (l’Alliance pour le Cajou Africain), which helps reinforce product quality in the production process."
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