The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Simon Madjie, has recommended buyers to make the most of rising prospects inside Ghana’s coconut worth chain to force commercial accomplishment, export diversification and environmental sustainability.

He made the decision in Accra on the Ghana Tree Crops Investment Summit and Exhibition organised by means of the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA).

The summit, held beneath the theme “Sustainable Growth through Tree Crop Investment: Resetting and Rebuilding Ghana’s Green Economy,” introduced in combination policymakers, tech companions, personal financial management actors and buyers to discover methods for increasing Ghana’s tree vegetation tech.

Mr Madjie described coconut as probably the most commercially viable but underdeveloped vegetation in Ghana’s agricultural portfolio.

He famous that Ghana is Africa’s main coconut manufacturer and ranks thirteenth globally, with annual manufacturing exceeding 500,000 metric tonnes, in step with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Despite this, he stated home provide remained inadequate to satisfy the mixed wishes of native intake, commercial processing and export markets.

Citing 2026 knowledge from the International Trade Centre (ITC), Mr Madjie mentioned that Ghana had an estimated export attainable of US$23 million in desiccated coconut, with roughly US$19 million but to be realised.

He stressed out that the coconut worth chain provides monetary resources chances throughout plantation tech, structured outgrower schemes, aggregation, garage, processing and complicated production.

“The majority of value in the global coconut industry is captured after the farm gate. That is where Ghana is positioning investors to operate,” Mr Madjie stated.

He inspired each home and international buyers to spouse with Ghana to construct a globally aggressive coconut tech that delivers sturdy business modernization and employment prospects.

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