Anacardium occidentale

Wɔ Afe Mpem mmienu ne dunkron (2019) mu no, wɔtwaa nnɔbaeɛ tɔn Ɔpepem nnan wɔ wiase nyinaa, na Ivory Coast ne India na wɔdua cashew nnɔbaeɛ no a ɛsene ɔman biara. Sɛ́ anka wɔde nnua no bɛyɛ aduaba ne aba no, wɔde di dwuma wɔ akwan foforo so. Cashew aba no ho ntini no ma wɔnya nneɛma bi a wɔbetumi de adi dwuma wɔ nneɛma pii mu te sɛ,  lubricants, waterproofing, paints ne nneɛma a wɔde siesie akodeɛ, a wɔde firii aseɛ wɔ Wiase Ko a ɛtɔ so mmienu (World War II) no mu. Cashew aba no yɛ aba a ne kɔla yɛ kɔkɔɔ , na wobetumi de ne ntini ne ne nsuo ayɛ nsa dɔkɔdɔkɔ na wɔde yɛ nsa a ano yɛ den nso ma no yɛ yie.

 Nkyerɛkyerɛmu 
Cashew dua no yɛ kɛseɛ na ɛyɛ ahabammono, na ne tenten yɛ mita 14, na ne dua yɛ tiawa a ɛntaa nyɛ fɛ. 2] N'ahaban ahodoɔ no yɛ nkatabo, na ne ho te sɛ aboa nwoma, na ne tenten yɛ 4 - 22 cm (1+1⁄2 - 8+3⁄4 inches) na ne tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ 2 - 15 cm (3⁄4 -6 inches), na  ano yɛ fɛfɛɛfɛ. Nhwiren no yɛ nketewa a ne tenten yɛ 26 cm (10 in); nhwiren no mu biara yɛ ketewa, ne ho yɛ ahabammono, na afei ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ, na ne nhwiren no yɛ nketenkete num a ne tenten yɛ mmirimma 7 - 15 (1⁄4 - 5⁄8 in). Cashew dua a ɛso sene cashew biara  wɔ wiase no trɛ bɛyɛ  7,500 m2 (81,000 sq ft), na ɛwɔ Natal a ɛwɔ Brazil man mu.

Cashew adua ba no yɛ aba a ɛboa (ɛno na ɛtɔ mmerɛ bi a wɔfrɛ no pseudocarp anaa atorɔ aba).[3][4] Nea ɛte sɛ aduaba no yɛ biribi a ɛte sɛ akutuo anaa aburosiam, hypocarpium, a efiri aduaba no nhwiren no mu ba.Wɔfrɛ no cashew apple, na wɔtaa frɛ no marañón wɔ Central America, na ne kɔla ɛyɛ akokɔ sradeɛ anaa kɔkɔɔ a ne tenten bɛyɛ anamɔn num kɔsi du baako (5–11 cm (2–41⁄4 in).

Cashew dua no aba ankasa yɛ akuro anaa akuturuku a ɛte sɛ akuturuku a ɛso wɔ cashew apple no ano. Drupe a ɛdi kan nyini wɔ dua no so na afei ne nhini no trɛ ma no bɛyɛ cashew apple . Drupe no yɛ aba no ankasa, aba bi a ɛwɔ n'aboboano. Aba no atwa ho ahyia wɔ dua mu a ɛwɔ "phenolic resin" a ɛtumi ma obi nya nsanyareɛ mu "anacardic acid" a ɛtumi hyɛ honam ani so a ɛne urushiol oil a wonim no, a ɛwɔ poison ivy ne lacquer dua mu.
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 Nkyekyɛmu ne atenaeɛ 
Saa nnɔbaeɛ yi firi Brazil Atifi Apueɛ fam, na akyire yi Portuguese akwantufoɔ kyekyɛɛ no wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ afe 1500 mu.  Portugalfoɔ a wɔtenaa Brazil no firii aseɛ tɔn cashew nnua no wɔ afe 1550 no mu. [ 15] Portugalfoɔ fa de kɔɔ Goa a kane no na ɛyɛ Estado da Índia Portuguesa India wɔ 1560 ne 1565 ntam. Ɛfiri hɔ no, ɛtrɛ kɔɔ Asia Anaafoɔ-Apueɛ fam nyinaa na akyire koraa no na ɛtrɛ kɔɔ Afrika.

 Ɔtwa(Cultivation) 
Wɔdua cashew dua no wɔ "tropics" mu wɔ 25°N ne 25°S ntam, na ɛyɛ papa wɔ asase kesee a ɔhyew wɔ hɔ a nsuo tɔ kɛse, baabi a mango ne tamarind nnua nso wɔ hɔ. 17] Cashew dua no tenten yɛ (kɔpem 14 m) na ɛgye mfeɛ mmiɛnsa ansa na afiri aseɛ anyini, ne mfeɛ nnwɔtwe ansa na wobetumi afiri aseɛ atwa nnɔbaeɛ no.

Nnua a aba foforɔ te sɛ dwarf cashew  na nnua no tenten yɛ mita 6, na ɛfiri  aseɛ yɛ nnua wɔ afe a ɛdi kan no akyi, na afiri aseɛ aso wɔ mfeɛ mmiɛnsa akyi. Cashew dua no yɛ tɔn 0.25 wɔ hekta baako mu, na nea ɛyɛ soronko koraa ne sɛ, cashew a ɛyɛ nketewa no yɛ tɔn baako wɔ hekta baako mu. Wɔde nnua a wɔde yɛ adwuma nnɛ no yɛ nnua foforɔ.

 Nkɔsoɔ(Production) 
Wɔ afe 2021 mu no, wiase nyinaa nnɔbaeɛ a ɛyɛ cashew no (sɛso) yɛ tɔn ɔpepem 3.7 a Ivory Coast ne India na ɛdii anim, na wɔn nyinaa dodoɔ yɛ wiase nyinaa nnɔbaeɛ no mu 43%.