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  • How much palm oil is produced in Ghana?
  • In Ghana, the oil palm has assumed increasing importance as a non-traditional export commodity. An estimated total land area of 305, 758 hectares is under oil palm cultivation in Ghana. It is estimated that 243,852tons of palm oil is being produced. But Ghana currently has an unmet demand of 35,000tons of palm oil.
  • 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 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).
  • Where to grow oil palm in Ghana?
  • The most suitable areas for oil palm cultivation in Ghana are in the Western, Central and Eastern Regions. Large oil palm plantations (nucleus estates and outgrowers) and processing mills are located in these regions.
  • What is the palm oil and kernel processing industry in Ghana?
  • The palm oil and kernel processing industry in Ghana includes large, medium-sized, and small-scale processors. The sector provides income for many peri-urban and rural populations and comprises small-scale processors working either in groups or as individuals (Ofosu-Budu & Sarpong, 2013).
  • What are the major oil palm plantations in Ghana?
  • Some of the large-scale plantations are Benso Oil Palm Limited (BOPP) and Norwegian Oil Palm Ghana Limited (NORPALM) in the Western Region, Twifo Oil Palm Plantation Limited (TOPP) in the Central Region, and the Ghana Oil Palm Development Company (GOPDC) at Kwae near Kade in the Eastern Region (see Figure 1).