The Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) has opened a new regional office in Sunyani, Bono Region, as it expands its regulatory presence and seeks to improve services for businesses and other operators across Ghana’s tree crops sector.
The office, commissioned on Friday, September 25, 2026, is expected to provide a closer point of engagement for cashew farmers, processors, aggregators, traders and other value chain participants in the region.
Chief Executive Officer of the TCDA, Dr Andy Osei Okrah, said the new facility will strengthen the Authority’s ability to regulate the sector while improving access to its services.
“The establishment of the Bono Regional Office will strengthen TCDA’s presence in the region and improve service delivery to stakeholders, particularly actors in the cashew value chain,” Dr Okrah said.
The office will support the registration and licensing of operators, compliance monitoring and enforcement, as well as traceability and data collection across the region.
It will also serve as a platform for public education and stakeholder sensitisation, areas that are increasingly important as the Authority seeks to formalise activities within the tree crops industry.
Ghana is seeking to capture more value from its growing cashew industry, but much of its production is still exported in raw form. In 2025, less than six percent of Ghana’s estimated cashew output was processed locally, limiting opportunities for value addition and job creation.
Limited awareness of opportunities across the cashew value chain also continues to constrain value addition. TCDA Chief Executive Dr Andy Osei Okrah has highlighted the waste of cashew apples on farms, with many farmers unaware of their potential uses in products such as juice, wine, jam, ethanol and animal feed.
The new Bono office is expected to strengthen TCDA’s education and stakeholder engagement in one of Ghana’s key cashew-producing areas. With Bono, Bono East and Ahafo accounting for more than 75% of national cashew output, the expanded presence could help improve awareness of licensing, quality standards, processing and value-addition opportunities.
The TCDA’s strategic focus includes capacity building for farmers, processors, traders and exporters, alongside efforts to improve production efficiency and quality across the value chain. Expanding these activities at the regional level could help more actors understand and participate in opportunities beyond the sale of raw nuts, supporting greater local processing, job creation and retention of more economic value within Ghana.
