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Cashew Pieces
Organic
Burkina Faso
When cashews are cracked and peeled, there are always some kernels that break into pieces. Though this doesn’t affect their taste, it does affect their value. You can use the broken kernels in the same way as the whole ones.
Use & preparation
- Cashews have a wide range of uses: You can enjoy them pure or roasted, or you can soak them and use them in sweet or savoury dishes for a creamy consistency.
- Cashews are also great for baking, such as these cookies.
Storage & shelf life
Store nuts and seeds in a cool, dark place in a tightly closed container. Make sure that the container is as airtight as possible so that moisture is kept away from the nuts. You can also freeze nuts and seeds, which will extend their shelf life by several months.
Sustainability & transparency
- Grown by 3031 family farmers on an average of 5.4 ha in the Hauts-Bassins, Sud-Ouest, Cascades and Centre-Ouest Regions in Burkina Faso
- Organic, non-irrigated, manually harvested and sorted, never repackaged, all processing done locally, transport: straight from the farm to Bobo-Dioulasso by lorry, by lorry to Abidjan, by ship to Rotterdam, 100% of employees working in processing have an employment contract, wages on par with minimum wage or better
- Purchasing from cooperatives and family farmers straight from the farm since 2005
- Potential for improvement: Provide training for family farmers so that they view themselves as business owners, promote innovative farming practices and biodiversity, raise the lowest wages at gebana Burkina Faso
| Nutrition table per 100g | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 2460kJ/587kcal |
| Fat | 45 g |
| thereof saturated fatty acids | 7.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 27 g |
| thereof sugar | 5.9 g |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Salt | 0.03 g |
YABILE JEANNE OUATTARA
FARMER FROM TOUSSIANA, BURKINA FASO
I grow cashews for myself as well as for my buyers.
Yabile Jeanne Ouattara grows cashews on four hectares of land. When the harvest season begins, she can count on the help of her family - her husband and four children. She also hires extra harvest workers for the season. "Farming is my passion," says Jeanne. "I could never do any other job than farming. I love tending the fields." But she also thinks there's room for improvement. "I'd like to optimise my cashew trees so that we can harvest more."
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