The mainstream media of Tanzania, The Citizen, reported on July 13 that recently the Minister of Agriculture said cashew nut is the agricultural product with export value in Tanzania, but the yield is reducing gradually in recent five years. In order to improve cashew nuts yield, the Government formulated a series of revitalization plan, including setting special agriculture-support fund, improving fund of cashew nuts commission and agricultural research institute in Tanzania, expanding number of employees and developing online trade. The Minister said the cashew nuts yield in Tanzania would recover year by year through implementing the plan, and reach the target of 1 million ton in next 5 years.

The statistics of Cashew Nuts Board of Tanzania shows in the harvest season from 2015/2016 to 2019/2020, the cashew nut yield is respectively 344,000t, 358,000t, 303,000t, 232,000t and 228,000t, declining year by year.