The Chief Executive Officer of the Tree Crops Development Authority Dr. Andy Osei Okrah has called for urgent investments and stronger partnerships to unlock the enormous economic potential of Ghana’s cashew apple industry, positioning value addition as the next major frontier for growth in the country’s cashew sector.
Addressing dignitaries at the Regional Cashew Apple Valorization Conference and Exhibition in Accra, the TCDA CEO said Ghana can no longer afford to allow millions of tonnes of cashew apples to go to waste while farmers, processors and the wider economy lose valuable income and industrial opportunities.
The event brought together key government officials, including the Deputy Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Hon. Sampson Ahi and the Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Mr. Akwesi Etu-Bonde, who both backed the initiative, emphasizing that cashew apples must be repositioned as valuable industrial raw materials rather than being left to waste on farms.
The conference was organised by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), with support from the Tree Crops Development Authority and co-funded by the European Union.
