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  • How much palm oil does Ghana produce?
  • In 2009, Ghana produced about 2,103,600 metric tons (MT) of oil palm fruit bunches and 130,000 MT of palm oil . Small-scale processors produce about 60% of the country's palm oil .
  • Can small-scale oil palm processors produce good quality crude oil?
  • When supported through training and provision of efficient processing equipment the small-scale oil palm processors can produce good quality crude palm oil to meet the demand of the local industry. However, the government's policy has been to support smallholder outgrower schemes attached to large and medium scale processing mills.
  • Why is palm oil a problem in Ghana?
  • A large percentage of the palm oil produced by small-scale processors cannot be utilized by the larger scale industries in Ghana or abroad because of its poor quality. There is an urgent need to explore the causes and to identify ways to address the situation.
  • Why is crude palm oil not a quality standard?
  • The crude palm oil (CPO) produced by these processors does not meet the quality standard for industrial utilization because of its high content of free fatty acids. In order to meet the country's fats and oil requirements, which are estimated at 252,432 MT, the country imports large quantities of palm oil annually.
  • How does socio-technical and institutional constraints affect palm oil processing?
  • The combined effects of the identified socio-technical and institutional constraints located at both the processor and above-processor levels impact the processors, and hence palm oil quality, and hinder their access to remunerative markets all year round. 5.5. Processing of oil palm fruits
  • Does processing conditions affect yield and quality of palm oil?
  • Effect of processing conditions on yield and quality of hydraulically expressed palm oil Extraction and physiochemical properties of low free fatty acid crude palm oil Evaluation of the quality of palm oil produced by different methods of processing Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 1 ( 2006), pp. 16 - 19