Cashew nut processing plant

The objective of the ZCPP is to help meet the increasing demand for processed cashew nuts in the global market, underpinned by health considerations. Cashew nuts have a wide range of health benefits and this has resulted in their increased demand and production. The Private Investors will be expected to meet the cost of construction, acquisition and installations of the processing plant and all other project development costs. The total estimated costs for operationalizing the project are US$5.5 million. The Private Investors will therefore be required to inject cash equity of US$5 million in order to operationalize the project.It will involve the establishment of a modern cashew nut processing plant in Chilanga in Lusaka Province and a collection depot in Mongu in the Western Province valued at approximately US$60.000. The processing plant will produce an average of 12,000 tonnes of processed cashew nut kernels per annum, that will be sold in the local, regional and international markets.

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