THIEVES have invaded ripe cashew fields in Mitete district of Western Province, forcing farmers to spend sleepless nights guarding their high value crops.This came to light in the continued tour of the Export Trading Group of companies (ETG) Project Manager Nyambe Luhila to access how cashew nut trees were faring after the first round of chemical spraying Mitete district.One of the affected farmers, Headman Kenneth Lyabenga of Lyabenga village in Chief Situmbeko’s chiefdom alleged that thieves were stealing the ripe cashew nuts.“You see, these thieves here have invaded my 450 ripe cashew trees, I am not sleeping. They steal these matured nuts, process them and mix them with cassava leaves for relish known as Ifisashi while the ripe fruit are used to brew Kachasu and local wine,” complained village headman Lyabenga.Mr Lyabenga said many people in the district should engage in cashew nut growing in order to avoid stealing from those who started cashew production […]
Thieves invade Cashew fields
