The National Cashew Farmers Association is calling on the government to impress on the Tree Crops Development Authority to come out with a realistic minimum price per kilo this year.
Addressing their grievances in a press conference held at Wenchi in the Bono Region, the association also wants the government to consider the high rate of the dollar coupled with the high production cost of cashew.
The association Secretary Yahaya Bellu, further appealed to the government to allow foreign buyers to purchase from the farm gate if local buyers fail to buy at the announced minimum price.
He further reiterated that if the government fails to meet their demands, they (cashew farmers) would advise themselves in the coming elections.