<p>The Tree Crop Development Bill will be put before Parliament in May this year, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced on Monday. </p><p>The Bill seeks to manage and promote the development of the cashew industry.</p> <p>President Akufo-Addo made this statement when he addressed a town hall meeting at Techiman, the capital of the newly created Bono East Region, as part of his four-day working visit to the Bono, Ahafo and Bono East regions.</p> <p>President Akufo-Addo explained he had directed the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) which worked on the bill to place it before parliament for its passage.</p> <p>He said the cashew industry was dear to the heart of the government and reminded that there was no tax on exportation of cashew nuts.</p> President Akufo-Addo also called on the people to embrace and support the Planting for Food and Jobs (PfFJs) and the One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) programmes, which had the potential to drive and build on the local economy. <br><p></p>