Investor narrates woes in Kenya's cashewnut sector
A Kenyan cashewnut farmer inspects his farm. In many places in the country, trees are neglected and look like they one growing in the wild. PHOTO | FILE
Bobby Thomas, director of Wondernuts Ltd, a cashewnut processing firm based in Kilifi county, has dealt in cashew for 20 years. Today, he sits in his office whiling the time away because business has been so bad.
While he will not quit – yet – he says sometimes he has had to close down for long periods because of lack of raw material for his 5,000-tonne factory. He is lucky to process 2,000 tonnes a year.
