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Cashew Kingdom ~ Mozambique

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#One country, one product approaching Africa #If you are a nut lover, you must be familiar with cashew nuts. Maybe the one cashew nut you're chewing in your mouth comes from a distant African country, República de Moçambique, because Mozambique produces 45% of the world's cashew nuts, making it a veritable "cashew kingdom".

Cashew Kingdom ~ Mozambique

Africa is a remote and wild continent, and Mozambique, located in southeast Africa, may be even stranger to the Chinese people. I offer a way for everyone to quickly find Mozambique on a map, the African continent is easy to see on the map, and there is a huge island on the southeast side of Africa, which is the famous island of Madagascar. The country on the African continent opposite Madagascar is Mozambique.

Cashew Kingdom ~ Mozambique

Map of Africa, pictured in red, is Mozambique

On the map, does the country of Mozambique also look like a cashew nut?

During the Age of Discovery, the famous Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama discovered a new route to India around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, and portugal subsequently established a number of colonial strongholds on the east coast of Africa, which formed what is now Mozambique. Mozambique was once a Portuguese colony of Portuguese Africa.

During the colonial period, in order to grab as much economic benefit as possible, the European powers introduced many african crops (such as coffee) to the Americas, and also introduced many American crops to Africa, such as corn and cassava. Cashew nuts, which are also cash crops, were also introduced to Africa from Brazilian origin and eventually became an important cash crop and export-earning agricultural products for Mozambique.

Cashew Kingdom ~ Mozambique

Mozambique Channel

As can be seen from the topographic map of Mozambique, its northern part is plateaus and mountains, while the southeast is a vast plain, accounting for about three-fifths of the country's land area, which is very suitable for the development of agriculture. It also has a vast coastline on the east coast of Africa, which is very conducive to shipping, and Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, is located at the southernmost tip of the country and is also an excellent port.

However, the African continent is a land full of blood and tears in modern times, countless indigenous people have been ruthlessly exploited and squeezed by colonial suzerainty, even after World War II, they have become independent, but due to the imperfection of the social system, the economic foundation is too weak, the people's education level is low, the secret manipulation of the former suzerainty and many other reasons, most countries have experienced perennial wars, and Mozambique, once a colony, has also been unable to escape this disaster.

Cashew Kingdom ~ Mozambique

Topographic map of Mozambique

After years of resistance to colonialism, Mozambique, founded in early 1975, was once a socialist country, as can be seen from the ak47 rifle and hoe on the national emblem. After many years of civil war, Mozambique changed its name to the Republic of Mozambique and implemented a multi-party system. In recent years, after the political situation has been relatively stable, it has carried out in-depth economic and cultural exchanges with China, and has had close contacts in agricultural products and minerals, which has also allowed Chinese foodies to enjoy the delicacies of Mozambique cashew nuts.

Cashew Kingdom ~ Mozambique

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Speaking of cashew nuts, which is a cash crop, I believe that many small partners have not seen real cashew trees, and they can't tell how cashew nuts grow. Here are pictures to help you get an idea of what cashew nuts look like on trees. The really practical part of the cashew nut is the kidney-shaped core on top of the fake fruit, which contains very high calories, and the students who are worried about gaining weight will have to be leisurely!

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