Accra factory promotion soya bean oil production

Soybean Production Manual IITA

  • Accra factory promotion soya bean oil production
  • Accra factory promotion soya bean oil production
  • Accra factory promotion soya bean oil production
  • Accra factory promotion soya bean oil production

Opportunities for developing the soyabean

MoFA-IFPRI Market Brief No. 6 November 2020

National Strategy for Soybean Value Chain to address

MoFA, partners launch soyabean project to boost production

  • Is soya bean a source of income in Ghana?
  • Soya bean production is on the increase as a source of income, especially for smallholder farmers. According to the Statistics, Research, and Information Directorate (SRID/MOFA 2021) soya bean production grew by 27% between 2018 and 2020. In 2020, 116,000 ha were under soya bean production. Cowpea is an important grain legume 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 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.
  • 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).

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