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Cashew Value Chain Tier 3 — Pitch

Cashew Apple Wine & RTD Pilot

Turn the wasted cashew apple into a saleable beverage product.

Hero photo: Magali Guimarães · Pexels
Budget
USD 60k – 120k
Duration
18 months
Lens score
9 / 60
Cluster
Cashew Value Chain

Summary

Currently 90% of cashew apple is discarded. A small fermentation+bottling pilot diversifies smallholder income.

The problem on the ground

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What the project actually does

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Market & demand

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Indicative market size · USD M, 5-year forward view (illustrative)

Who benefits, and how

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Impact across 20 lenses

Every project on this site is scored against the same 20 lenses. For each one we say how the project moves the needle, not just whether it does.

Lens coverage radar
Score distribution

01. Rural Development

Indirect · 1/3

04. Employment Generation

Indirect · 1/3

05. Environmental Sustainability (ESG)

Direct · 2/3

07. Economic Development & SME Growth

Direct · 2/3

19. Innovation & Competitive Advantage

Core · 3/3

Financial model & sustainability

— to be drafted

Indicative budget split
Year-by-year disbursement (illustrative)

Gallery

Detailed view of ripe cashew fruits growing on a tree branch in Sampa, Ghana.
Detailed view of ripe cashew fruits growing on a tree branch in Sampa, Ghana. · Critical Smith · Pexels
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