The Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association (PTNPA) recently returned from an international trade visit, focused on meetings with leading cashew processors, influential governmental officials, and business leaders in the Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast/IVC). The trip, designed for information exchanges with the Ivory Coast’s nascent cashew processing industry, also reportedly provided context, understanding, and strengthened relationships within the global nut community.
The Côte d'Ivoire's Cotton and Cashew Council invited PTNPA's CEO Jeannie Shaughnessy to this multi-day, high-profile event. Shaughnessy was guided by Losseni Kone of Ivory Cashew and joined by PTNPA Member Michael Coughlin of Coughlin Insurance Services.