Cashew nutritional aspects and economic overview of cashew cultivation

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa, Thaynna Leocádio Trajano Lacerda
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Shinohara, Neide Kazue Sakugawa, Lima, Gerlane Souza de, Furtado, Ayla Fernanda Tavares de Lima, Marques, Maria de Fátima Fonseca, Andrade, Samara Alvachian Cardoso
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/19435
• topic: Anacardium occidentale; Agricultural pests; Exportation products.; Anacardium occidentale; Plagas agrícolas; Exportación de productos.; Anacardium occidentale; Pragas da agricultura; Exportação de produtos.

The cashew tree is a tree native to the Northeastern coast in Brazil, of great economic, nutritional and cultural representation in the region. The article aims to promote information about cashews as a source of relevant nutrients for maintaining health in periods of prolonged drought and the economic obstacles faced by cashew cultivation, through a bibliographic review of scientific literature on the subject. Cashew is made up of pseudofruit, a fleshy and juicy part, rich in vitamin C and fiber, and its true fruit, the chestnut, an important source of energy and nutrients in the diet. The cashew nut has a prominent place as an export product in Brazil, however in recent years due to phytopathologies, pests, long droughts and problems in its processing have led to the decline of its economic position, causing the fall of Brazil's competitiveness as an exporting country of this product. Governmental measures that value the consumption of national fruits, focusing on their nutritional and cultural value can help the economic recovery of this cultivate.