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NON-TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS HAVE GROWN STEADILY
Ghana is pushing hard on non-traditional agricultural exports (NTEs) to diversify beyond cocoa and the numbers are impressive! In 2025, NTEs grew 27% to ~$4.87 billion (up from $3.83B in 2024). First half of 2025 alone? Up 41% to $2.54B, heading toward the government's $10B target by 2030. Focus: value addition, local processing, and global markets via GEPA, AfCFTA, and more. Top non-traditional export crops driving this:
- Pineapples — Still a powerhouse; fresh exports (MD2 variety) to Europe booming. Ghana's farms are scaling up fast!
- Cashew nuts — Massive producer (~250k MT/year); mostly raw exports now, but big push for local processing into kernels (huge value jump!).
- Shea nuts/butter — ~130-180k MT produced; raw exports dominant, but cosmetics/food industries love the processed butter. Women-led processing is key!
- Mangoes — Fresh & processed (dried/juice); first exports to Morocco in 2025, plus strong EU demand. Orchards expanding!
- Others rising: Bananas, yams (to diaspora markets), papayas, vegetables/spices, coconuts, oil palm, and emerging like ginger/plantain. Government priorities: 6 tree crops (cashew, shea, mango, coconut, oil palm, rubber) for massive scaling + 50-60% local processing by 2030.
- Less raw exports, more jobs & higher earnings!
- Ghana's agri future looks bright — diversifying, industrializing, and exporting value. Farmers/exporters: which crop are you eyeing next?
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NON-TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS HAVE GROWN STEADILY
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