Abstract: “Cashew is an important cash crop in Benin. Currently the average production per hectare is 300- 500 kg i-e 3-5kg/tree, which is low compared to other countries like Tanzania with an average productivity of 15-20kg/tree. Low yield is mainly due to use of unimproved cashew planting materials. Benin government made efforts to ensure improved planting materials availability. However, improved cashew planting material production remains a big challenge because the use of seeds does not guarantee farmer getting true type cashew planting materials. Grafting technique has been adopted in cashew propagation but low success rates (50% - 70%) in grafting were a limiting factor. Softwood grafting technique has been developed and experimented for promoting cashew propagation materials. But due to low success rate obtained by grafters, many were forced to stop grafting. A new grafting process has been developed which enabled success rates to increase more than 51% (55.3% to 83.6%). This process incl”

Keywords: Grafting, Planting material, rootstocks, scions.