The trees are a member of the same family as poison ivy, and like poison ivy, cashew plants contain a toxin called urushiol. It's found in the plant itself and the brown oil inside a nut's shell.

The cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale) is a tropical evergreen tree that produces the cashew seed and the cashew apple accessory fruit. The tree can grow as high as 14 m (46 ft), but the dwarf ...

The cashew tree is native to Brazil and was first identified by Europeans in the 16th century. The Portuguese began exporting cashew seeds into other regions, which became highly popular worldwide.

Fresh cashew ‘fruit’ has a very short shelf-life so is used as soon as it has fallen from the tree. In some parts of the world, cashew ‘fruit’ are turned into various alcoholic drinks.

The Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA), an agency under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), has announced the minimum producer prices for the 2024 second season of mango and the 2025 ...