Côte d’Ivoire is the world’s largest producer of raw cashew nuts — about 1.04 million tonnes a year — and it is now rapidly building the capacity to process that crop at home instead of exporting it raw. Domestic processing reached roughly 600,000 tonnes in 2025, up 67% year on year, accounting for nearly 82% of West Africa’s cashew-kernel output, helped by government policy that reserves purchasing windows for local processors — a market overseen by the Conseil du Coton et de l’Anacarde (CICC). For anyone setting up a cashew factory here, that combination — the biggest raw supply on earth plus a national push to add value locally — makes Côte d’Ivoire the single most important emerging market in the industry. CASHEW TECH supplies the machines and complete turnkey plants to serve it, from a small unit to a 50-ton-per-day factory.

This page covers the opportunity in Côte d’Ivoire specifically; for how the machines work and what a plant costs, follow the links to our machine and guide pages.

Why Process Cashews in Côte d’Ivoire Now

For years Côte d’Ivoire shipped its cashews out raw, capturing little of their value. That is changing fast. Government purchasing windows now reserve supply for domestic processors, raw-nut export economics have tightened across West Africa, and processed kernels earn far more than raw nuts. With the world’s deepest raw-cashew supply on the doorstep — landed through the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro — a processor here enjoys the shortest, cheapest raw-material line of any origin. The barrier has always been the factory itself: the machines, the power, and the know-how to run them. That is exactly what a turnkey partner provides.

What CASHEW TECH Supplies in Côte d’Ivoire

We deliver the complete factory, not just machines:

Sizing a Plant for the Ivorian Crop

With supply this deep, plants here scale from a 2-ton-per-day starter to 50-ton-per-day industrial factories. The right size depends on your capital, your secured raw-nut volume during the purchasing window, and your labour plan. Because West African crops can vary in nut size through the season, size-grading and well-tuned cutting matter especially for holding whole-kernel outturn. Model your numbers with the cashew nut processing plant cost guide and plan the venture with how to start a cashew processing business; fund it with our financing, grants & subsidy guide.

Côte d’Ivoire in the Regional Picture

Côte d’Ivoire anchors a wider West-African processing boom — regional processing rose 51% in 2025. It sits alongside Benin, Ghana, and others covered in our West Africa cashew processing hub, and within the global picture in cashew nut producing countries. For buyers comparing origins, Côte d’Ivoire’s unmatched raw supply and active local-processing policy put it first.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Côte d’Ivoire a good place to set up a cashew processing plant? Yes — it is the world’s largest raw-cashew producer (~1.04 million tonnes) with the shortest raw-material supply line of any origin, and government policy now actively favours local processing. Domestic processing grew about 67% in 2025.

How much raw cashew does Côte d’Ivoire produce? About 1.04 million tonnes a year, the most of any country.

Where would a plant get its raw nuts? Directly from the domestic crop, with purchasing windows reserved for local processors, landed and moved through the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro.

Can CASHEW TECH build a turnkey plant in Côte d’Ivoire? Yes. We supply complete turnkey plants — design, machinery, electricals, steam, installation, commissioning, and training — as well as individual machines, sized from small units to 50 tons per day.