Cashew is a South American tropical tree native that has been introduced in Asia and Africa by European explorers during the 16th century. Now cashew grows worldwide, particularly in emerging countries. Cashew production a major resource for smallholder farmers. However cashew farmers face several issues such as lack of agricultural education and access to cultivation hardware, and few investment in cashew production. Those issues are particularly impacting women. Agronomists Dendena and Corsi review the cashew production chain including management practices, processing methods and uses of products and by-products. They found a lack of integrated and systematic research on cashew production and on potential solution to help smallholder farmers.
