Palm oil is traditionally, and still industrially, produced by milling the fruits of oil palm. Besides milling, palm oil is produced by cold-pressing the fruit of the oil palm since the 1990s. This type of artisanal palm oil is usually not further refined, so they keep the natural red color.
Where are oil palms grown in Ghana?
Though oil palm is indigenous to Ghana and West Africa, the first commercial oil palm plantations in Ghana were established in 1955 at Sese and Pretsea in the Western Region.
What are Ghana Sumatra oil palm seeds?
At Ghana Sumatra, our germinated oil palm seeds are reliably produced, of the highest purity and have excellent genetic potential to give smallholders and plantations the best possible start to sustained high and profitable yields of palm oil.
Why are palm nut species important in Ghana?
Ghana has a lot of palm nut species, which may become an important contributor to the agriculture of the region. Although Ghana has multiple palm species, ranging from local palm nuts to other species locally called agric, it was only marketed locally and to neighboring countries.