From waste to valueFor Francisca Aba Ansah, the opportunity became clear after field visits revealed the scale of cashew apple waste. AdvertisementWorking with farming communities, researchers developed products including juice, juice blends, sausages, bagels and other foods made from cashew apples. “When you harvest cashew apples, within 24 hours it goes bad,” she said. A strategic resourceThe government believes cashew apple processing could become part of Ghana’s wider agricultural transformation agenda. As another harvest season approaches, the cashew apples will once again fall beneath the trees.