Ghana Export Promotion Authority

GEPA Keen On Developing Coconut Industry

GEPA Keen On Developing Coconut Industry

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has said it is determined to develop the coconut industry by exploring new markets for industry players. “Presently, the sector employs about 360,000 people; and about 5.4 percent of the country’s population also depend on coconut farming as a means of livelihood,” said Dr. Afua Asabea Asare, Chief Executive Officer-GEPA. The move to explore more opportunities, she explained, will enable the industry to produce more, employ additional people and ultimately contribute to national development. She said this at the opening ceremony of the 3rd International Coconut Festival in Takoradi. It was on the theme…
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GEPA Opens Ghana Trade House In Kenya

GEPA Opens Ghana Trade House In Kenya

As part of Ghana’s maiden market trade expedition to Kenya, several landmark events on the frontiers of promoting trading between Ghana and Kenya were held with the most significant one being the establishment and official opening of a new trade and business center in Kenya by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) called the ‘Ghana Trade House’ to facilitate the export of Ghanaian goods and services to the East African Nation and promote the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). In addition to the official opening and launch of the ‘Ghana Trade House’, the Ghana Standards Authority…
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