The Ghana Private Sector Competitiveness Programme Phase II is increasing its support to Ghana’s tree crops sector by partnering the Tree Crops Investment Summit and Exhibition, a move aimed at attracting new investment and unlocking growth opportunities across the value chain.

The support formed part of efforts to spotlight Ghana’s competitive advantages in key tree crops including cashew, shea, mango, coconut, and rubber which are commodities increasingly viewed as critical to job creation, export diversification, and industrial development.

The tree crops investment summit and exhibition brought together investors, agribusinesses, processors, policymakers, and value chain actors to explore financing opportunities, market access, and strategies to enhance productivity and value addition.

In an interview, Team Lead for the Ghana Private Sector Competitiveness Programme Phase II, Juliana Karikari, explained that the intervention aligns with the programme’s broader mandate to strengthen private sector participation and unlock sustainable business opportunities.

“We are supporting the Tree Crop Development Authority to implement policies, regulate the sector effectively and also helping them to create awareness on the opportunities present in the sector”, she mentioned.

She noted that Ghana’s tree crops sector holds significant untapped potential capable of driving rural transformation and boosting non-traditional exports if supported with the right investment and policy environment.

Business Development Expert for the programme, Stephen Debre, emphasized that the partnership is designed to increase visibility for investment prospects within the tree crops value chain.

According to him, many viable opportunities remain underexplored, particularly in processing, logistics, input supply, and export-oriented production.

He stressed that attracting strategic investors could accelerate modernization, improve yields, and enhance competitiveness in regional and international markets.

The Ghana Private Sector Competitiveness Programme Phase II’s support underscores growing collaboration between development partners and sector institutions aimed at accelerating economic diversification and strengthening agribusiness development.