Kobina Tahir Hammond

Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond, has noted that the newly inaugurated Ghanaian-Swiss start-up, KOA Impact Ghana Limited, has employed 250 people. He stated that the company aims at expanding to 10,000 smallholder cocoa farmers to enable them reduce on-farm food waste in the cocoa value chain. K.T Hammond said the roping in of these smallholder farmers will generate additional additional income for them. Speaking at the Ghana Industrial Summit and Exhibition (GISE) 2023 under the theme “Industrialization Through Sustainable and Efficient Supply Chains”, the trade minister said the cocoa pulp processing factory is located in Akim Achiase in…

Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond, has said government will improve the business environment of the private sector to enhance their growth and competitiveness. He pointed out that there would be no progress in the building up of the supply chains without investments from the private sector. Speaking at the Ghana Industrial Summit and Exhibition (GISE) 2023 under the theme “Industrialization Through Sustainable and Efficient Supply Chains” on Monday, September 18, 2023, KT Hammond said, "We are also grateful to the private sector for keeping faith with government’s vision of industrialisation since 2017. Without your investment, no progress in…