After a visit to the sprawling and richly stocked food market , and a simple picnic of warm fatir flatbread , dried apricots and cashew nuts under the shade of a mulberry tree , it is time to seek out some carpets .
African farmers grow about 40 % of the world 's cashews , but only around 10 % of the crop ( less in the west , more in the east ) is processed in africa , according to the african cashew alliance , an industry group .
But if it has been a tough year for vietnam 's cashew companies , it 's always tough for drug users who are shelling cashews , and often punished for not working fast enough .
The cashew ( or caju ) apple is actually a ' fake fruit ' , while the real one is at the base of the apple . Inside the cashew fruit there is a nut which , together with the cashew apple , is the reason for which this tree is planted .
Nguyen thai hoc , the chairman of vinacas , said that 2011 has been a tough year for vietnamese cashew processors , with a shortage of capital and laborers , and poor quality raw cashews imported from africa and cambodia .