Peanuts are a hot commodity. Peanut seeds (kernels) grow into green oval-leafed plants about 18 inches tall, which develop delicate yellow flowers around the lower portion of the plants. From planting to harvesting, the growing cycle takes four to five months, depending on the type or variety. peanuts are the twelfth most valuable cash crop in the world.
Cashew As a Cash Crop
The cashew seed is often considered a nut in the culinary sense; this cashew nut is eaten on its own, used in recipes, or processed into cashew cheese or cashew butter. Like the tree, the nut is often simply called cashew. Cashew nut is the only cash crop farmers can rely on all year round,” For example, for every $10 of raw cashew nuts $6 is expected to be paid back to the farmers.
