Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Being one the largest producers in Africa, Cashew nut exports provides Tanzania 10-15% of the country’s foreign exchange. The country is the 8th largest grower of cashews in the world and ranks 4th in Africa. The country provides 20% of Africa’s cashews and only falls behind in production from Nigeria, Cote D'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau. The country has been engaging in the practice since before independence however, poor regulation and lack of reliable payments to farmers has plagued production. A country 10 times smaller in area than Tanzania, Guinea-Bissau, has a significantly greater yield.The plant is usually cultivated in the Southern Coastal regions of the country near the towns of Mtwara, Kilwa and Dar-es-salaam. The sale and marketing of the product is run by the Cashewnut Board of Tanzania, through various farmer co-operatives. More than 90% of the exports are destined for India and almost entirely in raw form. The lack of domestic processing firms has cost the country vital foreign revenues and 1000s of jobs. The Government has been struggling to find potential investors to revive the cashew processing industry."@en }
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- Cashew_production_in_Tanzania abstract "Being one the largest producers in Africa, Cashew nut exports provides Tanzania 10-15% of the country’s foreign exchange. The country is the 8th largest grower of cashews in the world and ranks 4th in Africa. The country provides 20% of Africa’s cashews and only falls behind in production from Nigeria, Cote D'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau. The country has been engaging in the practice since before independence however, poor regulation and lack of reliable payments to farmers has plagued production. A country 10 times smaller in area than Tanzania, Guinea-Bissau, has a significantly greater yield.The plant is usually cultivated in the Southern Coastal regions of the country near the towns of Mtwara, Kilwa and Dar-es-salaam. The sale and marketing of the product is run by the Cashewnut Board of Tanzania, through various farmer co-operatives. More than 90% of the exports are destined for India and almost entirely in raw form. The lack of domestic processing firms has cost the country vital foreign revenues and 1000s of jobs. The Government has been struggling to find potential investors to revive the cashew processing industry.".