Ghana’s Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) has laid out an ambitious growth blueprint for the country’s tree crops sector that aims to significantly strengthen export performance and job creation by the end of the decade.
At the Ghana Tree Crops Investment Summit and Exhibition 2026 in Accra, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Andy Osei Okrah said the Authority is “projecting an average of 2 billion dollars per crop”, a benchmark that underpins expectations the six priority commodities, cashew, oil palm, shea, coconut, rubber and mango, could generate a combined US$12 billion annually by 2030 if production, processing and global market linkages are scaled up.
The projections align with the government’s broader agricultural diversification strategy to reduce reliance on traditional exports such as cocoa, gold, and crude oil while building resilience in rural economies.
The TCDA’s figures assume targeted yield improvements, expanded farm acreage, and strengthened downstream processing capacity across value chains that have historically been underdeveloped compared with global competitors.
The CEO further outlined that the sector’s growth plans include targeting “20‑30% growth in export earnings”, alongside a hectare expansion drive and the creation of up to 500,000 new jobs by 2030. These goals reflect government policy objectives to harness agribusiness for inclusive growth and employment, particularly for youth and rural communities.
The TCDA has backed its estimates with a series of regulatory and development interventions aimed at enhancing value chain governance and market competitiveness. Recent measures include pricing frameworks to protect producers in the mango and cashew sectors, and compliance reforms to standardise quality and traceability for tree crop exports.
While the $12 billion target remains conditional on investment and structural improvements, it represents a significant expansion of Ghana’s non‑traditional export base. It dovetails with efforts to industrialise agriculture through processing and value addition.
