<p>The structuring of the cashew sector in Burkina Faso goes a step further with the creation of the Burkina Faso Council of Cashew (CBA) following a decree taken in the Council of Ministers yesterday. As a state-owned economic institution (Epec), the CBA " aims to promote the cashew nut sector through the implementation of actions of organization, coordination and development of the activities of this sector throughout the entire region. national territory ", states the communiqué of the Council of Ministers. <br></p><p> In March 2018, the government introduced an export tax on raw cashew exports up to CFAF 35 per kilo in order to support the development of the sector (see Burkina Faso tax FCFA 35 per kilo cashew nuts exported ). The third largest agricultural export product, after cotton and sesame, cashew is still a weak sector, with low yields, processing and marketing. However, cashew production increased by 13% in 2018 to 85,000 tonnes and the processing rate from 40% to 7,000 tonnes, or about 8% of raw cashew nuts. <br></p>