Cashew crisis: Usibras imports Ivorian kernels to save Ghanaian jobs
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Usibras, a major cashew processor in Ghana, is importing semi-processed cashew kernels from Côte d’Ivoire. This move is intended to keep the company's factory operational. The shift follows systemic pressures facing domestic agro-processors. Importing these kernels is a measure taken to save local jobs.
In a dramatic shift highlighting systemic pressures on domestic agro-processors, leading Ghanaian cashew processor Usibras has turned to importing semi-processed cashew kernels from neighboring Côte d’Ivoire to keep its factory operational.