The cashew nut marketing campaign in Burkina Faso was officially opened on February 26 in Gaoua with a floor price to the producer up to FCFA 330 per kilo, an increase of FCFA 30 more compared to 2021. levy on export and re-export on raw cashew nuts, it remains unchanged at FCFA 25 per kilo. For the new president of the Interprofessional Cashew Committee of Burkina Faso (CIAB), Ibrahim Sanfo, the new campaign placed on the theme of the " Cashew nut sector: what strategy for more local added value " affirms the ambition to better promote the sector through the transformation of walnuts into almonds and the recovery of by-products. The third agricultural export product, after cotton and sesame, cashew nuts are among the priority sectors identified by the government. In 2021, cashew production increased by 21% to reach 145,500 tonnes, according to estimates by specialist n'kalô. Officially, the country exported 23,000 tons of cashew to India and 40,000 tons to Vietnam. As for almond production, it was only 17,000 tonnes in 2021 but is up by nearly 31% compared to 2020 (13,000 tonnes).