Cashew Apples in Ghana: Stakeholders’ Knowledge, Perception, and Utilization
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale), a crop projecting Ghana internationally beside cocoa, is usually cultivated for its nut, for both local and international markets. The cashew apple is underutilized in many African countries. This study is aimed at determining the knowledge, perception, and utilizati...
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| description | Cashew (Anacardium occidentale), a crop projecting Ghana internationally beside cocoa, is usually cultivated for its nut, for both local and international markets. The cashew apple is underutilized in many African countries. This study is aimed at determining the knowledge, perception, and utilization of cashew apples in Ghana among stakeholders in the cashew value chain. Results from the study showed that the cashew industry consisted of farmers (89.1%), nut buyers (6.8%), extension officers (3.5%), and processors (0.6%) with uneven distribution of males (66.2%) and females (33.8%). Cashew apple utilization was low (<10%), though 84.37% had in-depth knowledge on the health benefits and value-added products made from the apples. Cashew apple is mainly utilized as fresh fruits or juice, with minor uses as an ingredient in food preparation, animal feed formulation, and production of mushroom, weedicide, ethanol, and manure. The cashew apple processors identified high cost of processing equipment, perishability of apples, lack of capital, market, technical know-how, and government support as challenges. Based on these findings, education of the stakeholders on value addition or processing of the apples at household and industrial levels and provision of stimulus packages to private processors are recommended to maximize cashew apple utilization in Ghana. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-22f9a54237f4418dbcefc9e77100981d2025-08-20T02:04:34ZengWileyInternational Journal of Food Science2314-57652022-01-01202210.1155/2022/2749234Cashew Apples in Ghana: Stakeholders’ Knowledge, Perception, and UtilizationYaw Gyau Akyereko0Faustina Dufie Wireko-Manu1Francis Alemawor2Mary Adzanyo3Department of Food and Post-Harvest TechnologyDepartment of Food Science and TechnologyDepartment of Food Science and TechnologyGIZCashew (Anacardium occidentale), a crop projecting Ghana internationally beside cocoa, is usually cultivated for its nut, for both local and international markets. The cashew apple is underutilized in many African countries. This study is aimed at determining the knowledge, perception, and utilization of cashew apples in Ghana among stakeholders in the cashew value chain. Results from the study showed that the cashew industry consisted of farmers (89.1%), nut buyers (6.8%), extension officers (3.5%), and processors (0.6%) with uneven distribution of males (66.2%) and females (33.8%). Cashew apple utilization was low (<10%), though 84.37% had in-depth knowledge on the health benefits and value-added products made from the apples. Cashew apple is mainly utilized as fresh fruits or juice, with minor uses as an ingredient in food preparation, animal feed formulation, and production of mushroom, weedicide, ethanol, and manure. The cashew apple processors identified high cost of processing equipment, perishability of apples, lack of capital, market, technical know-how, and government support as challenges. Based on these findings, education of the stakeholders on value addition or processing of the apples at household and industrial levels and provision of stimulus packages to private processors are recommended to maximize cashew apple utilization in Ghana.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2749234 |
| spellingShingle | Yaw Gyau Akyereko Faustina Dufie Wireko-Manu Francis Alemawor Mary Adzanyo Cashew Apples in Ghana: Stakeholders’ Knowledge, Perception, and Utilization International Journal of Food Science |
| title | Cashew Apples in Ghana: Stakeholders’ Knowledge, Perception, and Utilization |
| title_full | Cashew Apples in Ghana: Stakeholders’ Knowledge, Perception, and Utilization |
| title_fullStr | Cashew Apples in Ghana: Stakeholders’ Knowledge, Perception, and Utilization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cashew Apples in Ghana: Stakeholders’ Knowledge, Perception, and Utilization |
| title_short | Cashew Apples in Ghana: Stakeholders’ Knowledge, Perception, and Utilization |
| title_sort | cashew apples in ghana stakeholders knowledge perception and utilization |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2749234 |
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