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  • Is a palm oil processing plant necessary in Ghana?
  • Palm oil is one of the major sources of edible oil. It is extracted from a fleshy mesocarp of the palm fruit. Setting up a palm oil production plant isnecessarysince global demand is on the rise. But there are many requirements for setting up a palm oil processing plant in Ghana which demands a feasibility study.
  • 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 the palm oil industry in Ghana?
  • Using a per capita BOD loading of 54 gBOD/day (Von Sperling 2007) and average daily wastewater production of 474 l for small-scale palm oil processing mills in Ghana, the population equivalent (PE) for the small-scale industry is about 200 inhabitants.
  • Where do oil palm estates operate in Ghana?
  • Oil palm estates operate in the formal sector of Ghana where compliance to legal regulation is quite high.
  • Is the oil palm sector in Ghana at risk?
  • The Palm Oil Risk Assessment – Ghana (Employment and Labour Relations, 2014) concludes that the risk related to the enforcement of health and safety laws is present across the Ghana oil palm sector. This indicator has been evaluated as Elevated risk.
  • Are oil palm farms replacing natural forests in Ghana?
  • Ghana’s oil palm belt is in the country’s High Forest Zone (HFZ), and oil palm farms have been identified as a risk factor for the replacement of natural forests in this assessment.