complete oil plant soybean oil production plant in ghana

   
complete oil plant soybean oil production plant in ghana
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • complete oil plant soybean oil production plant in ghana
What is Ghana's soybean production potential?

Ghana's soybean production potential stands at an impressive 700,000 tonnes per year. However, only about 26 percent of this potential is being realized. The cultivation area covers an estimated 102,000 hectares of the 250,000 hectares of land suitable for production countrywide.

How is soyabean grown in Ghana?

In Ghana, soyabean is mainly grown by smallholder farmers with an average farm size of about 0.5 ha. Yields are however, highly variable and often poor.

Who buys soyabean grains from Ghana?

There are also cross-border regional buyers of soyabean grains from Ghana. These buyers are from Togo and Burkina Faso. The current locally produced soyabean grain usage in Ghana is 170,000 Mt per year and equal to the current production level estimates by MoFA (2017).

Can Ghana be self-sufficient in soyabean production?

With support from the government, development partners and input and output market players through a PPP arrangement, Ghana can be self-sufficient in soyabean production with opportunity for exporting soyabean to niche markets in Europe and Asia.