The Cashewnut Board of Tanzania (CBT) is a corporate body established by the Act No. 18 of 2009. It is entrusted with the responsibility of regulating the development of the Cashew Industry in Tanzania in undertaking its mandated roles.
The Cashewnut Board puts more emphasis in improving efficiency and effectiveness in the cashewnut sub-sector in order to meet requirements of different stakeholders thereby enabling them to contribute to the national development. To be a competent institution for providing policy, regulatory and technical advice for a modern efficient and economically viable and sustainable Cashewnut industry by year 2025. To promote, control and regulate all matters in the Cashew industry in an efficient, effective and fair manner.
The Board will achieve this through delivery of services in highest standard of excellence to all stakeholders. To appoint inspectors for inspection of Cashewnut farms; processing facilities, warehouses and any other facility that may be inspected for the better carrying out of the provisions of the Cashewnuts Industry Act. 2003
