Tag: Oil Palm
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Sekyere South District agric officers take steps to add value to oil palm
Agric officers at Agona in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region have begun processes to add value to oil palm harvested by farmers in the area. The officers are worried about the losses farmers incur after harvest as they get cheaper prices for the produce. Although there is a ready market for the…
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Alternative Livelihood project: Former ‘galamseyers’ receive one million oil palm seedlings
Government says it has provided nearly one million oil palm seedlings to illegal miners who have been out of work since the nationwide clampdown on their activities. This forms part of the alternative livelihood project to empower illegal miners economically. Addressing the media after a courtesy call on the La Traditional Council in Accra, Board…
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US$40m lost to oil palm smuggling annually
Government loses an estimated US$40million annually from the smuggling of oil palm products into the country through unapproved routes. Information gathered by the Oil Palm Development Association (OPDAG) of Ghana revealed that some brands of refined palm oil (cooking oil) are smuggled into Ghana from Togo, and through various entry points in the Upper East…