Cashew dealers in Kogi State have urged the government to intervene and prevent foreign buyers from disrupting the cashew value chain. They warn that this practice is deepening poverty and threatening local livelihoods.
In a statement, the Board of Trustees Chairman of the Kogi Cashew Dealers Stakeholders Association, Baba Mohammed, accused foreign buyers, particularly Indians, of bypassing local merchants to purchase directly from farmers.
Mohammed stated that this practice is disrupting the cashew trade, lowering farmers’ earnings, and contributing to rising insecurity in the state.