big palms seed crushing oil expeller in ghana

big palms seed crushing oil expeller in ghana
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • big palms seed crushing oil expeller in ghana
big palms seed crushing oil expeller in ghana
big palms seed crushing oil expeller in ghana
big palms seed crushing oil expeller in ghana
big palms seed crushing oil expeller in ghana
  • Can planting materials take Ghana’s Oil palm industry to next level?
  • These planting materials are potentially capable of taking the development of Ghana’s oil palm industry to next level. It is therefore important for all stakeholders of the oil palm industry to have deep insight into these planting materials.
  • How important is the oil palm industry in Ghana?
  • The oil palm industry in Ghana has evolved over the last five decades to become the second most important industry in the agricultural sector after cocoa.It is estimated that oil palm contribution to Ghana’s GDP is about 1% and it employs about 0.6 million households which translates to about 3 million people along the oil palm value chain.
  • Can CSIR-Opri improve Ghana’s Oil palm industry?
  • In line with its mandate, the CSIR-OPRI has developed improved oil palm planting materials through breeding programmes that spanned a period of over 50 years. These planting materials are potentially capable of taking the development of Ghana’s oil palm industry to next level.
  • Who produces improved oil palm seeds by CSIR-Opri?
  • The commercial production of improved oil palm seeds by CSIR-OPRI is currently the responsibility of Ghana Sumatra Limited (GSL), a private company located at the premises of CSIR-OPRI at Kusi near Kade in the Eastern Region. The GSL was initially set up as a joint venture company by CSIR and a partner research facility in Indonesia in 2008/2009.