Tanzania prime cashews, processed from source, as it should be.
Our journey started in 2021, after operating a cashew auction warehouse and seeing firsthand how much of Tanzania’s cashew was leaving the country unprocessed.
That experience shaped how we built Rahami.
Today, we operate decentralized cashew processing facilities in Mtwara, Southern Tanzania, working closer to the source to improve how cashew moves through the supply chain.
When processing happens closer to where cashew is grown, more value stays within those communities. Farmers earn more, less is lost along the way, and more jobs are created locally.
Our buyers are importers, commodity traders, and distributors operating at scale. They've worked with enough suppliers to know that the gap between a supplier's promises and their actual delivery almost always traces back to how the supply chain is run, not how it's described.
We built Rahami to keep more value in Tanzania through local processing, and to also improve how the supply chain is run so delivery matches expectation.
Graded to international trade specifications. Every lot ships with its batch record.
The Cashewnut Board of Tanzania ensures the growth, regulation, and sustainability of the cashew industry by promoting fair practices, improving quality standards, and supporting farmers across the country. Through strategic initiatives, training programs, and market oversight, CBT is committed to enhancing productivity, strengthening farmer livelihoods, and positioning Tanzania as a leading global producer of high-quality cashew nuts.
Rahami Agri Group is a registered member of the Tanzania Association of Cashewnut Processors. Membership No. TACP/100/025, admitted 15 January 2026.
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Read the articleEvery lot moves through five steps, all run by Rahami, within reach of the farms that grew it.
Organised farmer groups grow and dry the raw nut.
Nuts are weighed and recorded against the farmer group.
Shelling and peeling in units near the growing areas.
Kernels sorted by size and colour to trade specifications.
Packed, documented and shipped with the batch record.
Raw nut bought through several middlemen
Sourced from organised farmer groups
Trucked long distances
Processed in units near the farms
Processed in a distant central plant
Checked and recorded at intake
Quality problems found too late
Handled under control until export
Four steps, all under one organisation.
We believe that quality is shaped long before processing. We work at the point where it actually begins, closer to farms and closer to the decisions that affect outcomes.
We bring processing closer to where cashew is grown. This protects raw material quality, reduces post-harvest loss, allows us to reach farmers in areas centralized facilities often miss, and also allows more value to remain within local communities instead of being exported raw.
A reliable supply chain needs coordination, not just transactions. We source through defined farming groups operating under shared protocols. This creates predictability for farmers and consistency for buyers.
Processing at source creates employment within the communities where cashews are grown. These roles are filled by local workers including women, youth, and smallholder farmers, building skills and income where they live.
We work with farmers to enable them practice regenerative farming, improve handling, post-harvest practices, and overall quality.
Structured sourcing shortens the chain between harvest and payment. Farmers receive better prices and receive them sooner, without passing through multiple intermediaries. Increased income is a direct outcome of how our model is built.
Every batch is linked to a sourcing farm and group, collection area, and intake record. Traceability supports better decisions for buyers managing compliance, and for us managing quality. It creates accountability across the system.
Exporting raw cashew nuts exports value with them. Processing at source keeps that value in form jobs, income, and margin within Tanzania. This is how the industry should work. We are building it that way.
We support regenerative farming practices that improve soil health, reduce dependency on inputs, and strengthen resilience across seasons. Healthier farms produce better nuts, and better nuts produce better kernels.
Processing closer to origin reduces the volume of raw cashew nuts transported long distances. Shorter supply chains, reduced waste, and better resource use lower the overall footprint of every kilogram we process.
Our team built its own platform to record farmers, deliveries and lots as the work happens, so the batch record that travels with your kernels is complete from the start.
Tell us the grade, quantity and destination. Our sales team replies with availability, the specification sheet and a quotation.
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White Whole 240 WW240
White Whole 320 WW320
Scorched Whole (SW180) SW180
Scorched Whole (SW240) SW240
Scorched Whole (SW320) SW320
Large White Pieces LWP
Small White Pieces SWP
Baby Bits BB
Butts WB
Splits WS
