To Facilitate sustainable development of the oil palm sector through the provision of strategic advocacy, Best Management Practices, capacity building, provision of market information and policy change interventions to the industry.
MISSION
To enhance the well-being of the Ghana oil palm industry through research, development and excellent services
OBJECTIVES:
To bring together all stakeholders in the oil palm sector
To promote sustainable growth and development of the oil palm industry.
To play a “watch dog” and peer review roles in ensuring best management practices in the oil palm industry.
To champion the institution of transparent FFB/CPO pricing mechanism for the industry.
To create employment opportunity in the industry.
To identify and promote the closure of yield gaps in the industry.
To advocate on key issues impacting the oil palm sector in Ghana.
STRATEGIES
Expand and improve the current uses of oil palm products.
Find new uses for the products.
Improve production efficiency and quality of Crude Palm Oil.
Optimise land utilisation in oil palm areas.
POLICY
To adopt strong market and industry-oriented research and development programmes.
To aggressively undertake transfer of technologies and commercialization of research results.
To forge an active partnership in technology development and utilization with the private and public sectors.
To strengthen international linkages and research collaboration in selected areas.