ORGANIC CASHEW NUTS FROM VIETNAM

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ORGANIC CASHEWS FROM VIETNAM

Vietnam is one of the World’s largest exporter of cashews. Despite impressive growth, the Vietnamese cashew industry is facing many challenges, in particular a shrinking cultivation area and an unstable output. Reasons include

• Aging trees and abnormal weather conditions have decreased yields

• Farmers preferred other crops for higher profits (for example rubber)

Regardless of these challenges, Tradin Organic’s strictly organic operations in Vietnam have developed since 2001 into our most successful project to date.

Back then, Tradin Organic and a local partner started with a small organic cashew and pineapple project in South Vietnam which soon evolved into larger projects across Vietnam.

This project now includes one of few advanced organic cashew factories in the world. Today, our Vietnam operations supply an exceptional variety of premium organic products: cashews in all grades, pineapple, passion fruit, dragon fruit, bamboo shoots and tapioca.

Through close monitoring by Tradin Organic’s quality control specialists, the project operates with flawless supply.

We are able to guarantee the organic traceability of the product by only processing raw materials from the farmers’ network under our internal control system.

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VIETNAM - FACTS

Sources: Index of Economic Freedome heritage.org 2012 - FAOSTAT 2011 - Vietrade.gov.vn

Population 90.4 million

GDP (PPP) $ 320.7 billion

5.0 % growth in 2011

5-year compound annual growth 5.9%

$3,548 per capita

Public Debt 52.1% of GDP

Agricultural area 10,842 (1000 Ha)

32.75% of country area

Cashew exports 221,500 MT

US $1.47 billion

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CERTIFICATIONSOnly raw materials from the farmers network are processed under our internal control system, this guarantees the organic traceability of all our products. Our quality department has been strictly monitoring the output since the beginning of the operation, in order to comply with a wide range of certifications, such as NOP, EU and JAS.

The success of this project comes not only from the high quality of the produce but also from its positive social impact:

The cashew processing plant employs 90 people in a rural area, enabling young people to stay close to their families instead of migrating to the city in search of work. By providing support and training in organic farming, we teach farmers how to increase their yields without the use of agro-chemicals, resulting in higher returns.

SOCIAL IMPACT

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MORE INFORMATION

Further information on Tradin Organic’s Cashew project in Vietnam can be optained from:

Tradin Organic Agriculture B.V.

Seeds, Nuts & Pulses department

Stationsplein 61-651012 AB AmsterdamThe Netherlands

Phone: +31204074499Fax: +31204972100e-mail: info@tradinorganic.comweb: www.tradinorganic.com

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