Unlocking the true potential of soybean farming in Ghana
- Production capacity: 1-2000TPD
- Model number: 6120
- Voltage: 220V/380V/440V
- Power (W): 7.5 kW
- Dimension (L*W*H): 2000x1400x1850mm
- Weight: 1200kg
- Certification: CE ISO
- Name: cooking oil extractor machine
- Application: cooking oil extractor machine
- Raw material: Vegetable seed
- Material: 304 stainless steel
- Function: cooking oil extractor machine
- Character: cooking oil extractor machine
- Warranty: 2 years
- Feature: Automatic feeding
- Quality: Top level
- Wearing parts: Tight spiral
A ground-breaking initiative aimed at enhancing Ghana's soybean production and addressing food and nutrition security challenges was launched today at an event attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon. Dr Bryan Acheampong, the Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Mochizuki Hisanobu, FAO Representative in Ghana, Yurdi Yasmi and key stakeholders. The initiative is funded by the Government of ...
Ghana Country Report 2022
- Production capacity: 1tpd-1000tpd
- Voltage: 220V/380V
- Dimension (L*W*H): 297*85*194cm
- Weight: 300kg
- Key selling points: Famous brand motor
- Marketing machinery test report: not available
- Outgoing inspection video: not available
- Main components warranty: 1 year
- Main components: spare parts
- Maximum oil capacity: 2000kg/day
- Name: Oil refinery equipment
- Function: Vegetable oil refining
- Raw material: Oil
- Function: Oil refining
- Material: Carbon
- Advantage: High oil yield
- Application: Oil production line
- Capacity: 2000 kg per day
- Product name: Oil refining machine
- Post-warranty service: Online support
- Local service location: None
- Certification: CE
and northern regions of Ghana, and it is mainly used to produce poultry feed and livestock feed as well as vegetable oil extraction. Apart from its local consumption, soya bean is also an emerging export crop. Soya bean production is on the increase as a source of income, especially for smallholder farmers. According to the Statistics, Research,
Unlocking the true potential of soybean farming in Ghana
- Production capacity: 100% rapeseed oil mill
- Model number: 217
- Voltage: Local voltage
- Power (W ): Depends
- Dimension (L*W*H): 2000x1400x1850mm
- Weight: 30 tons
- Function: Automatic
- capacity: 10-1000tpd
- Quantity: according to capacity
- Color: Matching
- Material: Steel
- Advantage: High oil yield
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.
Opportunities for developing the soyabean sector in Ghana
- Production capacity: 100TPD
- Model number: Qie
- Voltage: 230-380-430
- Power (W): 40kw /h
- Dimension (L*W*H): 20m* 16m*15m
- Weight: 30 tons
- Certification: CE9001
- After-sales service provided: Third party support available abroad
- Machinery type: cooking oil extraction production equipment
- Capacity: 30-1000tons
- Residue in cake: less than 1%
- Extractor type: rotary
- Vacuum degree: high vacuum
- Function: extract seed oil
- Type of solvent: hexane
- Working mode: use of solvent and steam circulation
- Solvent in crude oil: 350ppm
- Color: yellow clear
Current soyabean supply and demand 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).
Performance of smallholder soybean farmers in Ghana; evidence
- Production capacity: 300-3750kg/h, 7-9T/d
- Voltage: 220V/380V
- Dimension (L*W*H ): 2000*1100*1950mm3
- Weight: 970KG
- Main components: motor, pressure vessel, pump, PLC, gear, bearing, motor, gearbox
- Color: Blue, customize
- Material: Carbon
- Raw Material: Sunflower, Cotton Seed, Teaseed
- Advantage: Automatic Temperature Control
- pressing power: 15kw-6p
- Heating power of main shaft: 1.8kw-220v
- Heat of press cage: 1.4 kw -220 V
- Post-warranty service: video technical support, online support, spare parts, field repair and maintenance service
- Local service location: India
- Certification: CE
Consequently, various soybean-sector initiatives including the Mennonites Economic Development Associates–Greater Rural Opportunities for Women (MEDA-GROW) and Northern Rural Growth Program (NRGP) [17] were commissioned to improve soybean production in northern Ghana for higher economic welfare of rural farm households, particularly women ...
- Are soybean farmers productive in Ghana?
- Performance of Soybean farmers in Ghana. Application of Translog production function in analyzing soybean productivity in Northern Ghana. The economic importance of soybean towards poverty alleviation and food security is gaining wider popularity and common acceptance among smallholder farmers in sub-Sahara Africa, especially in Ghana.
- 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.
- Who buys soyabean grains from Ghana?
- There are also cross-border regional buyers of soyabean grains from Ghana. These buyers are from Togo and Burkina Faso. 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).
- What is the average soya bean crop yield in Ghana?
- Average soya bean crop yields are low, ranging from 0.7 to 1.7 metric tons per hectare depending on variety, the environment, and management practices used (SRID 2017). Ghana’s agricultural policy interventions are primarily focused on raising the productivity of smallholder farmers with a strong emphasis on grain staples.