The Ghanaian authorities has introduced plans to introduce gradual restrictions on exports of uncooked shea nuts as a part of a broader technique to protect extra worth from the nation’s share of the $6.4 billion world shea nut business, with the World Shea Expo 2026, to be held in Wa on Wednesday, on the middle of the push.
President of the Presidential Initiative on Agriculture and Agribusiness (PIAA), Dr. Peter Boama Otoknolu, introduced that the gradual restriction on the export of uncooked shea nuts will lead to extra processing actions going down inside Ghana, noting that the federal government’s 24-hour financial coverage will additional assist the sector by eradicating time restrictions on processing operations and decreasing post-harvest losses.
The choice indicators a deliberate shift away from a long time of commodity-driven commerce wherein Ghana has equipped uncooked shea nuts to worldwide consumers who command larger processing margins exterior the nation.
Themed “From Native Merchandise to World Manufacturers: Accelerating Ladies and Youth-led Worth Addition in Sia Area”, the expo is hosted by Savannah Golden Tree Restricted in partnership with PIAA, with assist from Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Ghana Export-Import Financial institution, Tree Crops Growth Authority (TCDA) and Ghana Enterprises Authority. The principle occasion is scheduled for August twenty fifth to twenty seventh in Tamale and can deal with commerce, funding, innovation and coaching to strengthen the business.
GEPA Board Chairman and Wa East Member of Parliament, Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasso, used the Wa state launch to warn that with out stronger environmental safety for the shea tree itself, Ghana’s processing ambitions might collapse.
“Shea bushes are a climate-resilient financial lifeline for northern Ghana,” Dr. Jasso mentioned, including that processing targets and authorities investments will imply nothing if uncooked materials sources are usually not diligently protected.
GEPA Deputy Chief Govt Officer, Mr. Ambrose Edwin Nsaruko, reiterated the Authority’s dedication to supporting native processors entry to worldwide markets, noting that Ghana accounts for a big share of the worldwide shea business.
The expo is predicted to draw greater than 8,000 members from around the globe, together with girls’s cooperatives, processors, exporters, coverage makers, buyers, growth companions and worldwide consumers.
Higher West Regional Minister Charles Lwanga Puozyin reaffirmed the area’s readiness for broader world engagement, saying the shea sector is a key financial pillar that sustains the livelihoods of all northern Ghana, particularly girls concerned in harvesting and processing. On the launch, we additionally acquired private protecting tools (PPE) comparable to Wellington boots and hand gloves to enhance security and productiveness for the beginning of the shea choosing season.
The federal government’s transfer to limit exports of uncooked nuts places Ghana immediately consistent with a rising motion throughout commodity producing international locations to retain industrial worth at house reasonably than export it, a technique more and more supported by worldwide growth companions as Africa seeks to maneuver up the worldwide provide chain.
