Cashews
Unlike most West African cashews, which are exported to Asia for processing, ours are processed locally at our subsidiary gebana Burkina Faso, close to the cultivation areas. This creates jobs, keeps value in the community, and supports sustainable growth.
Our product range covers all cashew grades, from whole kernels to the smallest pieces. All cashews are certified organic, and part of the production is also certified Fairtrade.
Raw cashews are sourced directly from smallholder farmers through our subsidiary, gebana Burkina Faso. Processing is carried out at our HACCP-certified facility in Bobo-Dioulasso.
ORIGIN: Burkina Faso
THE PRODUCT: Organic cashews – mildly sweet and buttery with a creamy texture
AVAILABLE GRADES: WW320, SW320, Splits/Butts, LWP, SWP and BB
VOLUMES: 1200 MT kernels per year
CERTIFICATIONS: EU Organic, BioSuisse, USDA Organic, FLO Fairtrade, Kosher, HACCP
Producers and supply chain
Grown by 3031 family farmers on an average of 5.4 ha in the Hauts-Bassins, Sud-Ouest, Cascades and Centre-Ouest Regions of Burkina Faso.
Organic, non-irrigated, harvested by hand. Harvest takes place from February to June.
Cashews are separated from the apples, dried and transported to the processing facility. There, the raw nuts are stored, steam-cooked to neutralise the shell liquid, shelled, dried, thermally shocked, peeled and graded. Finally, the kernels are packed and prepared for transport.
Purchasing from cooperatives and family farmers straight from the farm since 2001. Transport: straight from the farm to Bobo-Dioulasso by lorry, by lorry to Abidjan, by ship to Antwerpen, by lorry to our warehouse in Nijkerk.
gebana Burkina Faso
We’re one of the biggest organic cashew and mango exporters in the country and have been investing in Burkina Faso for about twenty years.