Small-Scale Palm Oil Production in Ghana: Practices
- Production capacity: 100-500kg/h
- Voltage: 220V/380V
- Dimension (L*W*H): 0.87x0.78x1.35m
- Weight: 850kg
- Raw material: Sesame, walnut, etc.
- Application: sesame oil, cocoa butter, walnut, etc.
- Material: alloy steel, stainless steel
- Advantage: hydraulic with high pressure
- Feature: high pressure, high oil yield
- Capacity: 450kg /h
- Function: Making sesame oil, walnut oil, etc
- Customization: available
- Pressing type: cold press, hot press
This chapter describes the small-scale palm oil production operations in Ghana to highlight the associated environmental problems arising from the disposal of wastewater and other waste by-products.
Building a palm oil business in Ghana: Entrepreneur shares
- Main components: other
- Material: different filter cloth material, PP, PE, PA or nylon
- Product name: PET monofilament plate frame polypropylene filter cloth
- Keyword: filter cloth for filter press
- material: PP/Nylon/PE/PA
- Color: White
- MOQ: 1 Pcs
- Function: special industry, no leakage
- Technology: Professional technology
- Features: Eco-friendly
- size Filter press plate: 400mm, 470mm, 500mm, 630mm, 800mm, etc. Different sizes
- Packaging: Braided golden PE film
In Twifo Praso in Ghana, west of the capital city of Accra, Benjamin Agyare has built his company Mampoma Oil. He started buying the oil palm fruit from farmers in 2016, selling it on to processors. Over time, Agyare expanded this business. It now provides oil palm seedlings to farmers and processes the fruit as well.
A Cleaner Palm Oil Production | United Nations in Ghana
- Production capacity: 1TPD-1000TPD
- Model number: 668
- Voltage: 380V
- Power (W): 2KW
- Dimension (L*W*H): 1650*1200*1720
- Weight: 630
- Certification: SGS
- Product name: cold oil presses
- Gearbox transmission ratio: 14/42x19 /57=1
- Main motor power: Y160L-6-5.5KW
- Vacuum pump power: Y90S-4-0.55KW
- Residual oil rate: 6~7%
- Raw material: Vegetable seeds
- Function: Cold/Hot Press
- Advantage: Energy Saving
- Feature: High Performance
- Application: Cooking Oil Presser Machine
As noted by Makafui, though Ghana’s palm oil production is said to have increased over the decades, the country is a net importer of palm oil. In 2021, the value of palm oil imported by Ghana was $289million as against an export value of $78.1million. This calls for urgent attention to address the challenges in the sector.
Small-Scale Palm Oil Production in Ghana: Practices
- Production capacity: Customized
- Voltage: 220V/380V
- Dimension (length x width x height): Customized
- Weight : 8 kg
- Key selling points: Energy saving
- Local service Location: None
- Raw material: sesame, peanut, soybean, etc.
- Function: Cold and hot press
- Application: Oil production line
- Advantage: intelligent automatic
- Material: Stainless Steel
- Color: gold and white
- Feature: multifunctional hot and cold stainless steel
- Operator: Automatic
From analysis of palm oil production and consumption in Ghana between the year 2005 and 2010, Angelucci reported that the country produced a total of 120,000 tonnes of palm oil. As at 2021, the country’s crude palm oil production had increased to 375,000 tonnes [ 6 ], doubling the production in a decade.
Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana - demand for oil
- Production capacity: 10-1000T/D
- Voltage: 380V/220V
- Dimension (L*W*H): various with capacity
- Weight: KG
- Warranty: 2 years, one year quality guarantee
- Key selling points: famous brand motor
- Test report of marketing machinery: provided
- Outgoing video inspection: provided
- Main components warranty: 1 year
- Core Components: Motor, Pressure Vessel
- Maximum oil capacity: 1000TPD
- Raw material: with shell or core
- Product: to produce crude oil or refine oil
- Function : obtain oil and refine it
- Material: stainless steel, carbon steel
- Post-warranty service: video technical support
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture data show that Ghana currently has a total of 305,758ha of oil palm. More than 80% of this is cultivated by private small-scale farmers. It is estimated that 243,852 tonnes of palm oil is being produced. Ghana currently has an unmet demand of 35,000 tonnes of palm oil.
- How many small-scale palm oil processing mills are there in Ghana?
- Twenty-five (25) small-scale processing mills were selected from four (4) palm oil processing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDA) namely Cape Coast Metropolitan Area (CCMA), Abura Aseibu Kwamankese District (AAKD), Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District (THLDD) and Mfantseman Municipality (MfM) all in the Central region of Ghana.
- Who produces the most palm oil in Ghana?
- Artisanal and small-scale palm oil producers occupy a greater share of Ghana’s palm oil processing industry, producing 60?80% of the country’s palm oil. However, the processing systems used by the palm oil producers are mainly the traditional metal cooking pots and steel tanks.
- Are wastewater treatment technologies applicable to small-scale palm oil processing mills in Ghana?
- Additional studies are needed in other palm oil production regions of Ghana to generate national-level data. This will guide the development of a compendium of wastewater treatment technologies applicable to small-scale processing mills in Ghana. The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
- Is Ghana a net importer of crude palm oil?
- Ghana is a net importer of crude palm oil even though the country exports crude palm oil to other neighboring West African countries such as Senegal, Benin, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Niger [ 9 ]. There has been a steady increase in exports and imports of crude palm oil, but the trend is not consistent.