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Cashew as an Agroforestry Crop: Prospects and Potentials

R{uml}udiger Behrens

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This study examines the world market situation for cashew nuts, cashew kernels and cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL). The cashew but production has diversified since the 1970s" India, Mozambique and Tanzania shared 95% of the world market. In the 1990s Brazil and India are main producers, followed by Mozambique, Vietnam and Indonesia, as important newcomers as well as several other countries. The influence of soils and climate has been studied in detail. ashew is suitable for erosion control and soil improvement Major pests and diseases are shortly described - potential hazards to production should be considered when planning cashew development propgram. 

83 pages, illustrated, photos

Tropical Agriculture, no. 9

Publication Details

  • Published: 1996
  • Publisher: Margraf Verlag
  • ISBN-10: 3823612573
  • Dewey Decimal: 634.573
  • ECHO Library: 634.573 BEH