But historically they have received only a fraction of the nut’s final value, thanks to a distribution system thick with middlemen.Īcceso is replacing some of that network, buying nuts at a higher price as well as creating a market for what until now was essentially garbage, the cashew apples. Small farmers supply it with chickpeas in Ethiopia and corn and sunflowers in Mexico.įarmers, who harvest between late January and April, typically store the nuts and sell them off as they need the income, making cashews virtually the equivalent of cash. To help improve the farming, collection and rapid processing of the apples, Pepsi turned to the Clinton Foundation, which had expressed interest in the company’s efforts to incorporate small farmers into its global supply chains. “That’s a risk for us - we can’t have Tropicana with alcohol in it,” Mr. The big stumbling block, Pepsi learned, to any commercial use was the fruit’s quick fermentation. A local supplier took him to a cashew orchard, where he saw the colorful apples and wondered how they could be used. Pepsi stumbled across the fruit in Brazil a few years ago, when Mehmood Khan, its global head of research and development, was working there to get the company’s coconut water business up and running. But Brazil, a major global source of cashew nuts, processes only about 12 percent of its crop of cashew apples annually because of the challenges posed by their short shelf life, according to research by the African Cashew Alliance, an industry trade group that is also looking for ways to cash in on cashew apples.Ĭashew juice also shows up in various local products around the world like Cashewy in Thailand, which is promoted by its producer as “the beverage of gods.” Nutrition and health websites extol its high vitamin C content, and there are even claims that it helps burn fat and enhances sexual performance. A Widening Definition: India’s Supreme Court issued a ruling according to which family benefits must be extended to same-sex parents, single parents and blended families.īrazilians are the biggest consumers of the yellow and red apples today a handful were featured in FIFA’s advertising for the World Cup.Keeping the Milk Flowing: Indian scientists are getting creative in an effort to help the country’s dairy producers, and animals, adapt in a hotter world.An Electric Vehicle Push: India’s success with two- and three-wheeled electric vehicles that sell for as little as $1,000 could be a template for other developing countries.Economic Trends: As global economic growth slows sharply, with many major economies gripped with worries of recession, India has been a conspicuous exception as its economy continues to grow.
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