Tag: One District One Factory
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1D1F: Akufo-Addo commissions Bodukwan multi-fruit processing factory
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Bodukwan Multi-Fruit processing Factory, a project operating under government’s One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) initiative. The fruit processing plant, which has an installed capacity of 72 metric tonnes per day, will process seven varieties of fruits and vegetables including mango, pineapple, watermelon, and tomatoes into concentrates for exports and…
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Outgrower farmers under 1D1F to receive financial support from ADB
Outgrower farmers supplying raw materials to factories under the government’s One-District-One Factory (1D1F) policy are set to receive loans from the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB). This was disclosed by the Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Dr. John Kofi Mensah. According to him, industries established under the1D1F initiative in need of agricultural support can…
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1D1F: Ekumfi Juice, Casa De Ropa to pick up after COVID-19 slowed production
Mangers of two major factories under government’s One District One Factory initiative in the Central Region, Ekumfi Fruit and Juices Factory, and Casa de Ropa company, say although they have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, their production capacities have not been significantly reduced. The two firms, which have received credit facilities from the…
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GHC1.7 billion disbursed to 172 companies under 1D1F – Trade Minister
The Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, says the Ministry in collaboration with some selected financial institutions has provided 1.7 billion cedis as financial support to 172 companies under the One District One Factory initiative since 2017. The private-public initiative is a government policy that seeks to facilitate the construction of a factory each…
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1D1F must be carefully implemented to produce better results – IEA
A senior economist with the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr. John K. Kwakye, says government’s flagship industrialization policy, one district-one factory, must be re-engineered if it is to yield the right results. Addressing the press in Accra on February 25 as part of IEA’s assessment of the President’s state of the nation address, Dr.…
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10,603 jobs created under 58 one district, one factory projects
Government says its flagship one district, one factory industrialization policy has led to the creation of about 10,603 direct jobs through the implementation of more than 50 projects. A list of companies currently in operation under the flagship policy shows that 58 companies are involved in different sectors of the economy ranging from pharmaceuticals, agribusiness…
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181 projects under 1D1F at various stages of implementation — Trade Minister
Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen has said the government’s flagship programme, One district, One factory, has so far witnessed about 200 companies that are at various stages of implementation. The projects, Mr. Kyerematen said, cover a spread of 112 districts of the 275 districts in the country. He further explained that the list includes…
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Fruit processing factory installs solar panels to accelerate production
The management of HPW Fresh and Dry Limited, a fruit processing company in Adeiso in the Eastern region, has installed solar panels to generate 360 kilowatts power to help the company reduce its electricity dependency on the national grid. The power generated by the solar panels would cover about 25 percent of the electricity demand…
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Ekumfi Fruits Factory ready for inauguration — 1D1F Coordinator
The Ekumfi Fruits and Juices Company Limited, the first factory President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo inaugurated at Ekumfi under the One-District-One-Factory (1D1F project in 2017, is ready for commercial production. The facility will be the biggest fruits processing factory in West Africa, with the capacity to process 10 tons of fruits per hour. Mrs. Gifty…
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“Teknokrats” must help government’s 1D1F Policy
“Teknokrats” have been urged to bring their research expertise, knowledge and support to bear on the government’s flagship industrialisation policy of One District, One Factory (1D1F) to accelerate industrial growth in the country. “Tecknocrat” is the name given to Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) alumni. Their support, according to Dr. Kofi Kodua…