The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has opened an online application for Editions 19 and 20 of the Cashew Master Training Program (MTP) with a special call for East African participants.
With funding support from the European Union (EU), the Organization of African Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ), the 19th edition of the MTP will for the first time be held in East Africa. MTP 20 will meanwhile take place in West Africa.
Application is open to people working in the private and public sectors, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and development partners promoting cashew value chains in Africa and beyond.  The applicants must be mandated by their host institution and will go through a transparent selection process in line with fixed criteria.
Interested applicants can proceed to https://mtp.cashewknowledgehub.com/ to read about the MTP, the terms and conditions, and register.
About the MTP
The Master Training Programme aims to increase theoretical knowledge and practical skills of African cashew experts along the value chain and consequently to further promote the competitiveness of the African cashew sector. It is an intensive three-week training held in three different sessions involving both classroom and practical sessions on various aspects of the Cashew value chain ranging from production and processing to economics, cashew market dynamics, marketing and financing mechanisms, and cross-cutting issues like facilitation skills, negotiation skills, decision-making, gender, among others. The MTP is implemented by the ACA. with support from the GIZ/MOVE/ComCashew Project, Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), the Conseil du Coton et de l’ Anacarde (CCA), The East Africa Community (EAC), GIZ Support to East African Integration (SEAMPEC II), the Consultative International Cashew Council (CICC), the Cashewnut Board of Tanzania (CBT), and the Institute of Nuts of Mozambique (INCAJU).
Training Location
MTP 19 will take place in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya, while MTP 20 will be held in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana by the ACA with expert support from GIZ/MOVE, MOFA, CRIG, and other national institutions and companies involved in the cashew sector. The working languages will be English, French, and Portuguese (with translation service).
Timelines
The 19 and 20 Editions of the MTP are expected to start in January 2025 and end by July 2025. Specific timelines for these Editions will be communicated to successful applicants.
Application deadline
Online application for the 19 and 20 Editions of the MTP end on 30 September 2024.
For more information, contact: mtp@africancashewalliance.org
Photo: ©GIZ/MOVE-ComCashew & ACA/ MTP17