The Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA), led by Dr Andy O. OKrah, will convene major stakeholders in Ghana’s oil palm value chain on Wednesday, 12 August 2026, as part of efforts to tackle challenges facing the sector and improve its long-term competitiveness.
The National Oil Palm Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable will begin at 08:30 at the Chartered Institute of Bankers Hall in East Legon, Accra. It is expected to attract policymakers, farmers, processors, investors, financial institutions, development partners, researchers and other participants involved in the industry.
The forum will be held under the theme: “From Policy to Practice: The Role of TCDA in Resetting Ghana’s Oil Palm Industry.”
Organisers say the meeting is intended to provide a platform for a detailed assessment of the current condition of Ghana’s oil palm industry. Participants will also examine difficulties affecting the implementation of existing policies and consider practical, innovative measures to unlock the sector’s economic potential.
Key discussions are expected to focus on improving the regulatory framework, raising productivity and encouraging greater private-sector investment. Stakeholders will also consider ways to expand value addition, open up new markets and promote more sustainable methods of oil palm production.
The roundtable is designed to strengthen cooperation between government institutions, financial organisations, development agencies and private-sector operators. That collaboration, the organisers say, will be important in accelerating the delivery of policies aimed at supporting growth throughout the oil palm value chain.
The TCDA is the statutory regulator of Ghana’s tree crops sector and has continued to lead initiatives intended to establish commercially viable and globally competitive tree crop industries. Oil palm is among the country’s priority economic crops.
According to the Authority, the forum will be a significant step towards turning policy commitments into practical results. Those outcomes are expected to include greater employment opportunities, increased exports, improved food security and better livelihoods for the thousands of farmers involved in oil palm production.
Representatives from the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry are expected to attend. Development partners, including the World Bank and Solidaridad, will also be represented, alongside the Development Bank Ghana (DBG), the Oil Palm Research Institute (OPRI) and other institutions supporting agricultural transformation in Ghana.
The organisers believe that bringing together participants with experience across the sector will help produce recommendations that can be put into action. Their aim is to support the development of an oil palm industry that is resilient, inclusive and sustainable, while making a greater contribution to Ghana’s wider economic development.
The National Oil Palm Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable Forum is part of the TCDA’s broader programme to encourage dialogue, build stronger partnerships among stakeholders and ensure that government policies lead to measurable benefits across the oil palm value chain.
The Authority’s latest initiative comes as it seeks to reposition Ghana’s oil palm industry for sustainable growth and increased competitiveness.
By Benjamin Aidoo
