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Cashews
Organic
Burkina Faso
Whole, natural organic cashews. Ideal for pure enjoyment or for adding to muesli, cakes, salads, curries and much more.
Our organic cashews come from around 4400 family farmers in the Hauts-Bassins, Sud-Ouest, Cascades and Centre-Ouest regions of Burkina Faso. The families deliver their raw cashews directly to gebana Burkina Faso in Bobo-Dioulasso, where they are shelled, peeled, sorted, and packaged on site in our own factory.
Carrying out the entire manufacturing process in Bobo-Dioulasso creates jobs and offers prospects in a country where hardly anyone else invests. We have been operating there since 2001, and our own factory opened its doors in 2006. Between 2021 and 2025, we built a new, larger factory that will create around 1,000 new jobs by 2029. It has been in operation since the end of November 2025.
By processing locally, we avoid unnecessary transport and the transfer of value creation to Vietnam, where the majority of West African cashews are currently processed.
Our organic cashews come from around 4400 family farmers in the Hauts-Bassins, Sud-Ouest, Cascades and Centre-Ouest regions of Burkina Faso. The families deliver their raw cashews directly to gebana Burkina Faso in Bobo-Dioulasso, where they are shelled, peeled, sorted, and packaged on site in our own factory.
Carrying out the entire manufacturing process in Bobo-Dioulasso creates jobs and offers prospects in a country where hardly anyone else invests. We have been operating there since 2001, and our own factory opened its doors in 2006. Between 2021 and 2025, we built a new, larger factory that will create around 1,000 new jobs by 2029. It has been in operation since the end of November 2025.
By processing locally, we avoid unnecessary transport and the transfer of value creation to Vietnam, where the majority of West African cashews are currently processed.
Use & preparation
- Cashews have a wide range of uses: You can enjoy them pure or roasted, or you can soak them and use them in sweet or savoury dishes for a creamy consistency.
- Cashews are also great for baking, such as these cookies.
Storage & shelf life
Store nuts and seeds in a cool, dark place in a tightly closed container. Make sure that the container is as airtight as possible so that moisture is kept away from the nuts. You can also freeze nuts and seeds, which will extend their shelf life by several months.
| Nutrition table per 100g | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 2460kJ/587kcal |
| Fat | 45 g |
| of which saturates | 7.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 27 g |
| of which sugar | 5.9 g |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Salt | 0.03 g |
Sustainability and supply chain
Producers
Grown by 4455 family farmers on an average of 5.4 ha in the Hauts-Bassins, Sud-Ouest, Cascades and Centre-Ouest Regions in Burkina Faso.
Cultivation
Organic, non-irrigated, manually harvested.
Processing
Manually sorted, never repackaged, all processing done locally. 100% of employees working in processing have an employment contract, wages on par with minimum wage or better.
Purchasing & Logistics
Purchasing from cooperatives and family farmers straight from the farm since 2005.
Transport: straight from the farm to Bobo-Dioulasso by lorry, by train to Abidjan, by ship to Rotterdam, by lorry to Embrach/Singen.
