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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.

What is Ghana doing to improve soybean production?

A ground-breaking initiative aimed at enhancing Ghana's soybean production and addressing food and nutrition security challenges was launched today at an event attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon. Dr Bryan Acheampong, the Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Mochizuki Hisanobu, FAO Representative in Ghana, Yurdi Yasmi and key stakeholders.

How many soyabean producers are there in Ghana?

There are however few large producers of soyabean who through the nucleus farm system engage many smallholder producers as outgrowers and providing some level of support such as land preparation and seed supply. There are 12 major soyabean grain processing companies in Ghana with capacity to process about 170,120 Mt per year.

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).