Cover_Rebuilding West Africas Food Potential

Table of Contents

1. Introduction and motivation 349


2. Methodology and data collection 351


3. Significance of oil palm in Ghana and West Africa 352
   3.1 Importance of palm oil and derivative products as sources
   of vegetable oils for consumers and industries 352
   3 .2 Palm oil and other oil palm products demand in Ghana and the sub-region 354


4. Oil palm production structure, value chains and business models 359
   4.1 Oil palm and derivative products value chain, from plantation
   to final consumption/utilization 359
   4.2 Prevailing business models and contractual arrangements
   for the different products and production 360
   4.3 Main production structures, agro-systems and gender roles 362
   4.4 Production and marketing structures for small oil palm producers 365


5. Public and private role in oil palm industry in Ghana 376
   5.1 Past government policies in the oil palm industry 376
   5.2 National plans for the development of the oil palm industry:
   Evaluation of public and private investments 379
   5.3 Private sector role in the oil palm industry 380


6. Competitiveness and inclusiveness in oil palm sector 382
   6.1 Competitiveness and drivers of the oil palm sector 382
   6.2 Assessment of the role of small holders in the oil palm sector 384


7. Conclusions 385


8. References 389