A falling harvest is just one of the mortal dangers braved by castañeros, as people who live by collecting the nuts are known in Spanish-speaking South America. The nuts themselves are known as ...

To produce a quality harvest of nuts, each tree's daily water intake should reach as much as 50 gallons! With this much water, proper drainage is a must to avoid harming the trees. Apart from ...

But why are macadamia nuts so expensive? The main reason is the slow harvesting process. While there are ten species of macadamia trees, only 2 produce the pricey nuts and it takes seven to 10 ...

Curing the nuts reduces the risk of them going moldy in storage. As well as harvesting nutritious and tasty nuts from ...

President John Dramani Mahama has called for a full audit of the Buipe Shea Nut Factory, which is currently not in operation.