The trees are a member of the same family as poison ivy, and like poison ivy, cashew plants contain a toxin called urushiol. It's found in the plant itself and the brown oil inside a nut's shell.

One cashew tree can absorb 400 kilograms of carbon, while one hectare of cashew low-carbon growing area can bring $400 from carbon credit sales. The cashew industry is at risk of disruption since raw ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Apart from poor husbandry, the drop in cashew nut production has also been occasioned by ...