• About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
Friday, October 17, 2025
  • Login
The Vaultz News
  • Top Stories
  • News
    • General News
    • Education
    • Health
    • Opinions
  • Economics
    • Economy
    • Finance
      • Banking
      • Insurance
      • Pension
    • Securities/Markets
  • Business
    • Agribusiness
    • Vaultz Business
    • Extractives/Energy
    • Real Estate
  • World
    • Africa
    • America
    • Europe
    • UK
    • USA
    • Asia
    • Around the Globe
  • Innovation
    • Technology
    • Wheels
  • Entertainment
  • 20MOBPL2DNew
  • Jobs & Scholarships
    • Job Vacancies
    • Scholarships
No Result
View All Result
The Vaultz News
  • Top Stories
  • News
    • General News
    • Education
    • Health
    • Opinions
  • Economics
    • Economy
    • Finance
      • Banking
      • Insurance
      • Pension
    • Securities/Markets
  • Business
    • Agribusiness
    • Vaultz Business
    • Extractives/Energy
    • Real Estate
  • World
    • Africa
    • America
    • Europe
    • UK
    • USA
    • Asia
    • Around the Globe
  • Innovation
    • Technology
    • Wheels
  • Entertainment
  • 20MOBPL2DNew
  • Jobs & Scholarships
    • Job Vacancies
    • Scholarships
No Result
View All Result
The Vaultz News
No Result
View All Result

GEPA distributes 400,000 coconut seedlings

thevaultzby thevaultz
December 4, 2020
Reading Time: 2 mins read
thevaultzby thevaultz
in Agribusiness
0
GEPA distributes 400,000 coconut seedlings

As part of its commitment to boost Ghana’s non-traditional export sector, the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), has distributed 400,000 coconut seedlings to farmers across the country under the Government of Ghana Coconut Revitalization Programme.

The coconut seedlings distribution exercise which commenced in June 2020 and intended to accelerate the production of the tree crop for export, has been lauded by key industry stakeholders, particularly the Coconut Federation of Ghana (COCOFEG), as a timely intervention to farmers in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus health crisis.

CEO of Ignite Farms, a commercial coconut grower and exporter based in the Bono East Region, Jeffery Osei Bonsu, lauded GEPA for the initiative and pledged to continue collaborating with the government to grow the industry. Mr. Osei Bonsu said the government’s supply of 10,000 coconut seedlings to the company will ease its cost of production and give it a significant boost to thrive in the industry.

RelatedPosts

Ghana Could Match Vietnam’s Rice Exports – IFS Pushes for Creation of Rice Development Board

Ghana’s Cocoa Sector Roars Back with $2.47bn Export Surge

106 Young Agripreneurs Receive $236,460 Boost Under HAPPY Programme to Drive Ghana’s Agricultural Growth

In an interview, the Director of GEPA in charge of Ashanti, Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions, George Danquah Ameyaw, said the distribution of seeds forms part of the government’s flagship programme, Planting for Export and Rural Development (PERD), which is being spearheaded by GEPA. He said, just as the Western Region, Ghana’s middle belt has the potential of becoming a hub for the production and processing of coconut for both the domestic and export markets.

Ghana’s coconut industry, according to organisers of the 2019 International Coconut Festival held in Accra, has a potential of earning the country 2.8 billion dollars of revenue annually. Underscoring its enormous economic potential, the Government of Ghana added coconut into the National Tree Crop Development Authority (NTCDA), which was established in 2019 and mandated it to develop and regulate production, processing, marketing and export of coconut and other selected tree crops.

The implementation of the National Export Development Strategy (NEDS), which was launched in October 2020 and currently being championed by GEPA, is also expected to develop businesses to produce value-added products for export.

ADVERTISEMENT

In 2017, Ghana was ranked 14th on the list of the world’s top coconut producers, with 383,960 metric tonnes produced that year alone according to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Corporate Statistical Database.

Tags: Coconut Revitalization ProgrammeCoconut SeedlingsGEPA
Please login to join discussion
Previous Post

GDP per capita of the world’s poorest countries to contract by 2.6% in 2020

Next Post

UN agencies advocate for inclusive food systems to combat rural poverty

Subscription Form

Related Posts

Ghana Could Match Vietnam’s Rice Exports – IFS Pushes for Creation of Rice Development Board
Agribusiness

Ghana Could Match Vietnam’s Rice Exports – IFS Pushes for Creation of Rice Development Board

October 16, 2025
Ghana’s Cocoa Sector Roars Back with $2.47bn Export Surge
Agribusiness

Ghana’s Cocoa Sector Roars Back with $2.47bn Export Surge

October 13, 2025
106 Young Agripreneurs Receive $236,460 Boost Under HAPPY Programme to Drive Ghana’s Agricultural Growth
Agribusiness

106 Young Agripreneurs Receive $236,460 Boost Under HAPPY Programme to Drive Ghana’s Agricultural Growth

October 10, 2025
Cocoa Gold Rush, Farmers’ Empty Pockets: 2025 Cocoa Barometer Exposes Grim Reality Behind Record Prices
Agribusiness

Cocoa Gold Rush, Farmers’ Empty Pockets: 2025 Cocoa Barometer Exposes Grim Reality Behind Record Prices

October 8, 2025
Government to Deploy 5,000 Agriculture Graduates Nationwide
Agribusiness

Government to Deploy 5,000 Agriculture Graduates Nationwide

October 6, 2025
Cocoa Farmers Smile As Government Hikes Cocoa Price to GHS3,625 Per Bag, Boosting Farmers’ Incomes by 12%
Agribusiness

Cocoa Farmers Smile As Government Hikes Cocoa Price to GHS3,625 Per Bag, Boosting Farmers’ Incomes by 12%

October 2, 2025
Cedi Regains Muscle As BoG Hands FX Market Control to Commercial Banks
Economy

Cedi Regains Muscle As BoG Hands FX Market Control to Commercial Banks

by M.COctober 17, 2025
Lawyer Yaw Buaben Asamoa
General News

Buaben Asamoa Blasts NPP, Praises Mahama’s Matured Leadership

by Evans Junior OwuOctober 17, 2025
Madagascar Swears In Colonel Michael Randrianirina As President
Africa

Madagascar Swears In Colonel Michael Randrianirina As President

by Comfort AmpomaaOctober 17, 2025
Hon. Seidu Issifu, Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability
Extractives/Energy

Ghana Showcases Climate Finance Leadership at Global Shield Roundtable 

by Prince AgyapongOctober 17, 2025
Energy Minister Charges TOR to Develop Innovative Strategies to Strengthen Operational Efficiency
Extractives/Energy

Energy Minister Charges TOR to Develop Innovative Strategies to Strengthen Operational Efficiency

by Bless Banir YarayeOctober 17, 2025
President John Dramani Mahama
General News

Ghana Becoming One of Africa’s Most Influential Allies – Bawah Mogtari Hails Mahama’s Visionary Leadership

by Evans Junior OwuOctober 17, 2025
Cedi Regains Muscle As BoG Hands FX Market Control to Commercial Banks
Lawyer Yaw Buaben Asamoa
Madagascar Swears In Colonel Michael Randrianirina As President
Hon. Seidu Issifu, Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability
Energy Minister Charges TOR to Develop Innovative Strategies to Strengthen Operational Efficiency
President John Dramani Mahama

Recent News

Cedi Regains Muscle As BoG Hands FX Market Control to Commercial Banks

Cedi Regains Muscle As BoG Hands FX Market Control to Commercial Banks

October 17, 2025
Lawyer Yaw Buaben Asamoa

Buaben Asamoa Blasts NPP, Praises Mahama’s Matured Leadership

October 17, 2025
Madagascar Swears In Colonel Michael Randrianirina As President

Madagascar Swears In Colonel Michael Randrianirina As President

October 17, 2025
Hon. Seidu Issifu, Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability

Ghana Showcases Climate Finance Leadership at Global Shield Roundtable 

October 17, 2025
Energy Minister Charges TOR to Develop Innovative Strategies to Strengthen Operational Efficiency

Energy Minister Charges TOR to Develop Innovative Strategies to Strengthen Operational Efficiency

October 17, 2025
President John Dramani Mahama

Ghana Becoming One of Africa’s Most Influential Allies – Bawah Mogtari Hails Mahama’s Visionary Leadership

October 17, 2025
Subscription Form
The Vaultz News

Copyright © 2025 The Vaultz News. All rights reserved.

Navigate Site

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Top Stories
  • News
    • General News
    • Education
    • Health
    • Opinions
  • Economics
    • Economy
    • Finance
      • Banking
      • Insurance
      • Pension
    • Securities/Markets
  • Business
    • Agribusiness
    • Vaultz Business
    • Extractives/Energy
    • Real Estate
  • World
    • Africa
    • America
    • Europe
    • UK
    • USA
    • Asia
    • Around the Globe
  • Innovation
    • Technology
    • Wheels
  • Entertainment
  • 20MOBPL2D
  • Jobs & Scholarships
    • Job Vacancies
    • Scholarships

Copyright © 2025 The Vaultz News. All rights reserved.