• Who produces the most palm oil in Ghana?
  • Artisanal and small-scale palm oil producers occupy a greater share of Ghana’s palm oil processing industry, producing 60–80% of the country’s palm oil. However, the processing systems used by the palm oil producers are mainly the traditional metal cooking pots and steel tanks.
  • Does Ghana import palm oil?
  • As noted by Makafui, though Ghana’s palm oil production is said to have increased over the decades, the country is a net importer of palm oil. In 2021, the value of palm oil imported by Ghana was $289million as against an export value of $78.1million. This calls for urgent attention to address the challenges in the sector.
  • How big is palm oil in Ghana?
  • For Ghana, smallholders palm oil area is approximately 290,000 hectares (81 percent of total area) and large-scale industrial estates is about 70,000 hectares (19 percent of total).
  • Is Ghana a good place to grow palm oil?
  • The region is one of the most suitable areas for oil palm cultivation. Ghana is noted to be the third major palm oil producing country in Africa, and the sector plays an important role in rural livelihoods and local economic development.
  • 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.
  • Is there a global palm oil area based on satellite imagery?
  • A global palm oil area product derived from satellite imagery mapped large-scale estates and small-scale landholdings for all palm oil producing countries (Descals, et al., 2021), but under-estimated palm oil area for Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana in comparison to published national palm oil area estimates (AIPH, 2022 and MASDAR, 2011).