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  • How is palm oil produced in Ghana?
  • Palm oil production in Ghana is dominated by informal small-scale mills that produces about 80% of the national production. These mills have been noted for violating environmental regulations.
  • How is Ghana re-launching its palm oil sector?
  • Currently Ghana has unmet demand of over 100,000 tons of palm oil annually which is imported. In view of this situation, the government has put in place several interventions to support of Development Partners to re-launch and develop the palm oil sector to boost productivity and increase production.
  • What is the extraction rate of palm oil in Ghana?
  • The results of oil and grease obtained in this study confirms the low oil extraction rate of 12–13% reported for small-scale palm oil processers in Ghana (MASDAR 2011 ). The peak production seasons coincide with the rainy seasons in Ghana.
  • How much palm oil does Côte d'Ivoire produce in 2022/23?
  • Palm oil production for marketing year (MY) 2022/23 is forecast at a record 600,000 metric tons (mt) for Côte d’Ivoire, and a record 300,000 mt for Ghana. Harvested area for Côte d’Ivoire is forecast at a record 300,000 hectares (ha), while harvested area for Ghana is forecast at 360,000 ha.
  • How many palm oil processing units are there in Ghana?
  • Available data indicates that there are more than 400 small-scale palm oil processing units in Ghana (Fold and Whitfield 2012) most of which are sited in small towns and rural communities.
  • How big is a palm oil farm in Ghana?
  • Average palm oil farm size in Ghana is approximately 2.7 hectares (MASDAR, 2011). Côte d’Ivoire’s small landholders palm oil area is approximately 220,000 hectares (73 percent of total) and large-scale industrial estates area is about 80,000 hectares (27 percent of total).