Poisonous cashew nut shell and skin
Tanzania’s government plans to establish cashew processing plants in Mukuranga, Mtwara and Tunduru to solve the problem of insufficient unprocessed or value-added cashew nuts for export and for creating jobs, the Daily News of Tanzania reported on July 2th. Cashews are considered as a crop characterized by economic value and one of potential crop as the major crops in sub-saharan Africa in the years to come. Tanzania produces 260, 000 tons of cashews per year and they will produce 300, 000 tons of raw cashews in next quarter, creating about 80, 000 jobs. According to data last quarter, India, China and Vietnam were the biggest importers of cashews in Tanzania, with the price, except domestic transport and storage costs, at 4,000 shillings a kilo.

El investigador principal del proyecto africano sobre anacardos sugirió que la industria procesadora de anacardos de Tanzania no logró aprovechar plenamente el valor económico de los anacardos y necesitaba aprender de la experiencia de otros países en términos de venta de anacardos. Las galletas de anacardos se pueden convertir en mantequilla, pasta y polvo; la cáscara de anacardo se utiliza para producir líquido de cáscara de anacardo (CNLS), que se utiliza en la fabricación de pastillas de freno, perfumes, hormigueros y lubricantes para piezas de vehículos; El jugo de anacardo es rico en vitamina C y la fruta se puede utilizar para elaborar vino.