A project led by the Burkinabe Council for Agropastoral and Fisheries Sectors (CBF), once operational by the end of 2025, the unit will be able to process 5,000 tonnes of cashew apples annually. The challenge facing the authorities of Faso is to contribute to reducing post-harvest losses and creating a sustainable, inclusive and profitable local value chain. Better still, the plant at full capacity will produce 3,750 tonnes of juice concentrate, 3.9 million litres of cashew apple juice, 540,000 litres of cashew apple ethanol, 2.7 million litres of cashew apple wine and 1.3 million litres of cashew apple vinegar. The CBF emphasizes that this diversification of cashew apple products aims to maximize the added value of this long-neglected raw material. According to official data, Burkina Faso produces an average of 200,000 tonnes of raw nuts annually, generating around 2 million tonnes of cashew apples, which are often lost or underutilized. And so, by developing local industrial processing units, the country is initiating a new dynamic towards inclusive industrialization, food sovereignty and the reduction of dependence on imports.