Objective: To investigate the incidence and distribution of fungi flora associated with farmers postharvest handling practices in cashew production vis-à-vis the safety quality of cashew nut for consumption. Methodology and results: Farmers fields and storages from designated study locations at Ochaja, Kabba, Ilorin, Ibadan and Ogbomoso were surveyed for the postharvest practices employed and their cashew nut samples collected for mycoflora assay. Four fungigenera; Aspergillus, Penicillium, Lasiodiplodia and Fusarium were isolated from the nut samples and were identified based on morphological characters. A. flavus, A. fumigatus and Penicillium sp. are most commonly distributed isolates and the isolates incidences was highest in Ochaja followed by Ilorin and Ogbomoso nuts. Deficiency in postharvest practices by cashew farmers were harnessed as base line for further training in best practices for better cashew production and safe consumption of the produce.
