oil press soybean seeds in ghana

   
oil press soybean seeds in ghana
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • oil press soybean seeds in ghana
  • What is Ghana’s soybean production potential?
  • Ghana’s soybean production potential stands at an impressive 700,000 tonnes per year. However, only about 26 percent of this potential is being realized. The cultivation area covers an estimated 102,000 hectares of the 250,000 hectares of land suitable for production countrywide.
  • Why is soybean important in Ghana?
  • Background Soybean ( Glycine max L) is one of the most valuable leguminous crops cultivated both in developed and developing economies [ 3, 23 ]. In Ghana, the cultivation of soybean is relatively new [ 17 ]. However, its economic importance is gaining wider popularity and common acceptance among farmers in the country [ 19 ].
  • 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).
  • How much soyabean is used in Ghana?
  • The current locally produced soyabean grain usage in Ghana is 170,000 Mt per year and equal to the current production level estimates by MoFA (2017). Besides this, nearly 15, 000 Mt of grains is imported by 4 of the major processing companies which accounts for about 9% of the total usage.