Cashew Pieces

Organic
Burkina Faso

EUR 23 1 kg

EUR 2.30 / 100 g

including VAT plus Shipping

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.

Product details

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

Sustainability and supply chain

Producers

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.

Cultivation

Organic, non-irrigated, manually harvested.

Processing

Manually sorted, never repackaged, all processing done locally. 100% of employees working in processing have an employment contract, wages on par with minimum wage or better.

Purchasing & Logistics

Purchasing from cooperatives and family farmers straight from the farm since 2005.
Transport: straight from the farm to Bobo-Dioulasso by lorry, by lorry to Abidjan, by ship to Rotterdam, by lorry to Otelfingen/Singen.

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."

Background

How do we stay in touch with over 10'000 family farmers?

Around 60 employees in Togo and Burkina Faso pay regular visits to the family farmers who supply us with their mangos, cashews, cocoa or soy. Our business model wouldn't work without these field agents. We spoke to two of them about their day-to-day work and the challenges they encounter.