A consultation meeting was co-organized on last Friday 17 October in Accra with the Association for the Development of Ghana palm oil (OPDAG). On the occasion, the Authority for Development of tree crops (TCDA) announced its decision to create a taskforce.

In Ghana, the Authority for the Development of tree crops (TCDA) plans for the upcoming creation, in collaboration with several public institutions, a taskforce responsible for monitoring and To enforce the law in order to combat the inflow of cooking oils of smuggling on the Ghanaian market. In a press release published on its site the October 20, the association states that this taskforce will be composed of the TCDA, of the police, the immigration service, the Food Authority and drugs (FDA) and customs.

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The establishment of the taskforce therefore marks a a new stage in the sector's regulatory policy. By strengthening the control over imports and compliance of actors, authorities hope not only to restore the competitiveness of local processors, but also create a more attractive environment for investors called to support the development of the oil palm sector.

Noted that the government is planning development Of 50000 hectares of industrial palm plantations at oil, in order to ' addict i tre l ' sourcing mati è re premium è re of units é s, as part of its new policy to industrialize the sector oil palm.