Just stocking the nuts costs Lahiru more than $65,000 each year. Lahiru: Because cashews are a seasonal fruit. It is not something like coconut, in which you can get a harvest every month.

STAKEHOLDERS in the cashew industry have lamented that the country is not maximising the potential of the crop due to low processing, high interest rate and high cost of seedlings and aging trees.They ...

"The only way we can continue harvesting cashews is by getting a good price for the nuts," he said. Velip claimed it is not economical to harvest cashews from the money that a farmer earns from Urrak.

[Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard] Cashew nut farmers at the Coast should expect better prices in the next harvest season in January and February when the new Sh240 million European Union-funded ...

The government has increased the price to help farmers and prevent RCN produced in Kerala from being exported to other States,” said KSCDC chairperson S. Jayamohan and managing director Sunil John K.

Add the thick jaggery syrup and combine together. Heat ghee in a small pan and roast the cashew nuts and raisins until they turn golden brown. Garnish the pongal with the roasted cashew nuts and ...