The Insight Newspaper highlights a crucial stakeholder engagement between the Tree Crop Development Authority (TCDA) and the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG), focusing on the growing threat of unregulated vegetable oil imports.
TCDA CEO Dr. Andrew Osei Okrah and OPDAG President Mr. Paul Kwabena Amaning called for stronger enforcement, public awareness, and a traceability system to safeguard local producers.
A Joint Enforcement Task Force—comprising TCDA, National Security, Police, Immigration, FDA, and Customs—will work to curb smuggling and protect Ghana’s economy.