soybean rapeseed oil production line in Ghana

Unlocking the true potential of soybean farming

  • soybean rapeseed oil production line in Ghana
  • soybean rapeseed oil production line in Ghana
  • soybean rapeseed oil production line in Ghana
  • soybean rapeseed oil production line in Ghana

Performance of smallholder soybean farmers in Ghana;

Opportunities for developing the soyabean

Unlocking the true potential of soybean farming in Ghana FAO in Ghana

THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SOYBEAN PRODUCTION

  • 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 many soyabean grain processing companies are there in Ghana?
  • There are 12 major soyabean grain processing companies in Ghana with capacity to process about 170,120 Mt per year. Two of the companies (Ghana Nuts with 60,000 Mt, and Vestor Oil 24,000 Mt) have solvent extractors, with combined annual solvent extraction capacity of 84,400 Mt (see Table 1).
  • How much soyabean is used in Ghana?
  • 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). Besides this, nearly 15, 000 Mt of grains is imported by 4 of the major processing companies which accounts for about 9% of the total usage.
  • When was soyabean introduced to Ghana?
  • Soyabean was introduced into Ghana in 1901. However, it was not until the mid-1990s, that it became an important crop in Ghana. During the past decade, production has increased steadily from 74,800 Mt in 2008 to 176,670 Mt in 2018 while area under cultivation has increased from 61,800 ha to 102,980 ha during the same period (MoFA, 2019).

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