Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana

Trade data obtained from the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) indicates that the country imported some US$1.17billion worth of oil palm between 2019 and 2021, a commodity which can be produced locally. The association’s President, Samuel Avaala, told the B&FT that lack of best practices in production and milling is causing the state to lose millions of export revenue from the commodity. Despite having the potential to become a net exporter, he said the country has become a net importer of oil palm as it shipped in 1.17 million metric tonnes of palm oil from 2019 to 2021…