![]() You can plant bananas, papaya, and even corn and vegetables during the first up to 3rd or 4th year so the land will not be wasted.Ĭashew trees need pruning. Since cashews trees are planted 10 meters apart, you have enough space to plant other crops, especially during the early years. There are lots of videos on YouTube on how to process cashew nuts but you can watch the following: You don’t need a machine to turn raw seeds into nuts. Processing cashew nuts is not that complicated for smaller-scale production. ![]() With unique packaging, you can sell up to P600 per kilo. The price of kasoy increases each year and if you want to have a higher income, you can set up your online store and sell up to P550 per kilo. The good thing about cashew trees is that your income increases as the trees grow bigger, You just need to buy 2 to 3 sacks of 14-14-14 fertilizer which would cost you less than P10,000. This would give you a net income of at least P35,000 excluding all expenses in labor and transportation. In Palawan where more than 85% of cashew nuts are produced, nut processing would cost you between P50 to P70 per kilo. With the current price of P480 per kilo (the lowest online), you should get around P48,000 gross income. If you have a half hectare of kasoy plantation and all 50 trees bear fruits after 3 years with a minimum average of 2kgs per tree, you should get at least 100kgs. In the Philippines though, traders sometimes hold stocks good for year-long selling. ![]() Raw cashew nuts are a seasonal commodity and the trading season is from March to May. Thereafter, trees yield in excess of 10kg as the trees get older. The average yield per tree (processed nut) increases from about 2kg at 3-5 years to 4-5kg at 6-10 years and 5-10 kg when trees are 11-15 years of age. ![]() Normally, harvesting consists of picking nuts that have dropped to the ground after maturing. The cashew nuts are harvested from March to April. Its shell is ash gray and the kernel is white which weighs 2.6g and 38% of the nut by weight.Ĭashew plants start bearing after three years of planting and reach full bearing during the tenth year and continue giving remunerative yields for another 20 years. The nut weighs 6.8g and measures 3cm long, 2.6cm is wide and 1.6cm thick. It is very juicy, moderately fibrous, and subacid. The ripe apple is yellow and weighs 80g, measures 7cm long, and 5cm in diameter. It is prolific and bears fruits annually, which can be harvested from March to April. The mother tree of ‘Guevara’ cashew is moderately vigorous with spreading branches. There are several varieties of cashew trees in the Philippines but the UPLB recommends planting Guevara cashew. Cashew Farming (Planting, Fruiting, and Yield)įor starters, if you are planning to plant cashew trees we recommend having at least half a hectare of land where you can plant 50 cashew trees at 10 meters distance from each tree. It is also rich in Thiamine (B1), Vitamin B6, Pantothenic acid (B5), Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, and Potassium among others. The cashew nut is rich in carbohydrates and monosaturated fats. Cashew fruit image credit Wikimedia Commons Cashew Nut Nutrition The nut as mentioned above, is a popular snack, while the whole fruit, or the apple, can be eaten fresh, cooked, fermented as vinegar, or as an alcoholic drink. The cashew fruit has many uses, especially in other countries but let’s focus on the nut and the apple. It is, however, an expensive snack for its serving size. It is a very popular street food and snack along with salted peanuts sold on provincial buses in the country. Cashew Farming in the PhilippinesĬashew ( Anacardium occidentale), locally known as Kasoy, is a tropical tree that produces cashew nuts and cashew apples. If you have a small piece of land and are interested in cashew farming either as a hobby or for profit, continue reading. ![]() Not known to many, cashew farming is a very profitable business in the Philippines, and in this article, I am going to explain why.Īlthough cashew may not be considered a very important crop compared to corn, rice, sugarcane, coffee, soybean, peanut, potato, and others, it has its own niche and cashew farmers are actually enjoying better profit than those who are planting other major crops, especially the sugarcane. ![]()
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