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Ghana's New Policy Promises 500,000 Jobs in Oil Palm Sector

10/20/2025

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Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, Ghana's Finance Minister, announced a new Oil Palm Plantation Policy for the 2026 Budget.
The policy aims to place agriculture, especially economic crops, at the center of job creation and industrialization.
Following a meeting with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Forson said the plan could create over 500,000 jobs across the oil palm value chain and requires long-term financing with the World Bank and IFC.

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Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, Ghana's Finance Minister, announced a new Oil Palm Plantation Policy for the 2026 Budget.
The policy aims to place agriculture, especially economic crops, at the center of job creation and industrialization.
Following a meeting with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Forson said the plan could create over 500,000 jobs across the oil palm value chain and requires long-term financing with the World Bank and IFC.