soybean seeds oil pressing in ghana

   
soybean seeds oil pressing in ghana
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • soybean seeds oil pressing in ghana
  • Why is soybean production so low in Ghana?
  • Growing the soybean sector in Ghana Northern Ghana produces approximately 96 percent of the country’s soybean but average yields remain low, at around 3 tonnes per hectare. This is attributed to poor land development, limited availability and access to inputs such as fertilizer, and poor soil fertility.
  • How is soyabean grown in Ghana?
  • In Ghana, soyabean is mainly grown by smallholder farmers with an average farm size of about 0.5 ha. Yields are however, highly variable and often poor.
  • How many soyabean grain processing companies are there in Ghana?
  • There are 12 major soyabean grain processing companies in Ghana with capacity to process about 170,120 Mt per year. Two of the companies (Ghana Nuts with 60,000 Mt, and Vestor Oil 24,000 Mt) have solvent extractors, with combined annual solvent extraction capacity of 84,400 Mt (see Table 1).
  • What is the potential yield of soyabean in Ghana?
  • Potential yield of soyabean in Ghana is estimated at 2800 kg/ha (MoFA, 2009). N2Africa has proved that in the short term, farmers can increase their yields up to 2000 kg/ha using improved technologies (improved seeds, rhizobium inoculant and phosphorus fertilizer).