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    "id": 816744,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/816744/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Lamu CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Ruweida Obo",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 786,
        "legal_name": "Ruweida Mohamed Obo",
        "slug": "ruweida-mohamed-obo"
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    "content": "If a comprehensive plan to revive the farming of cashew nuts is implemented and this Motion is adopted, this sub-sector alone has the potential to create thousands of jobs directly and indirectly. Through value addition, it can fetch billions to the National Treasury through export. Value addition is something I personally believe has great potential. About three months ago, I sponsored some young people from Witu Ward in Lamu County to learn the impact of value addition in Bomet County. Through value addition, the farmer will cash in on the byproducts of cashew nuts such as cashew nut shell oil and cardanol. According to the Nut in Shell (NIS) Report, the demand for cashew nuts consumption in global scale continues to increase with stable speed. The average increase in volume is 10 per cent per year. The market is huge and given the scientific report that proves the health benefits, it is likely to rise. Cashew nuts are an excellent source of nutrition containing five times more Vitamin C than oranges. It contains more calcium, iron, vitamin B than citrus fruits, avocado and bananas. Currently, Lamu County produces cashew nuts from 4,000 to 4,500 hectares and yet the potential is much higher if this Motion is to be adopted. The financial returns to the farmer will improve if more emphasis is attached to this crop. Cashew nuts to coast region are like oil to Turkana County. This is our brown gold. I repeat, cashew nut to the coast region is our brown gold."
}