First cashew festival to be held in March

The Golden Cashew Festival, the first of its kind in Vietnam, will be held in Binh Phuoc from March 20-23 at a total cost of 15 billion dong (US$830,000).
Vietnam is looking to export 170,000-180,000 tonnes in 2010.
During the event, there will be concerts, a parade of bicycles decorated in flowers, competitions to create a slogan and a logo for the festival, a ceremony to award scientists and manufacturers, plus several conferences.
A ceremony to hand over cashew seeds from the Vietnamese government to the governments of Cambodia and Laos will also be organised.
Vietnam is one of the top countries in the world for cashew output, with over 15,000 tonnes per year. In 2008, Vietnam overtook India to become the biggest supplier of cashew to the US. The country is looking to export 170,000-180,000 tonnes in 2010.