The Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) has signed two strategic agreements to expand income opportunities for farmers, strengthen honey production, and restore degraded lands, as Ghana intensifies efforts to build a more sustainable and inclusive tree crops economy.
The agreements, signed with Pan-African Business Developers (PABD) and Save Our Lands Projects LBG (SOL), are expected to deepen value addition within the sector while creating jobs through beekeeping integration and rubber plantation development.
Under the first Memorandum of Understanding, TCDA and PABD will implement the “Bees for Income and Nutrition (BEEIN) Project,” an initiative designed to integrate beekeeping into tree crop farming systems. The collaboration is expected to improve honey production, diversify farmer incomes, and promote environmentally sustainable agricultural practices.
TCDA stated that the project aligns with its strategic priorities of “production enhancement,” “value chain development,” and sustainability, as the authority seeks to expand economic opportunities across Ghana’s regulated tree crop sector.
The agreement was signed by TCDA Chief Executive Officer Dr. Andy Osei Okrah and PABD Chief Executive Officer Kirk Agyekum.
Industry stakeholders expect the integration of beekeeping into tree crop farms to support pollination, improve biodiversity, and create alternative revenue streams for rural farming communities at a time when producers continue to face climate and market pressures.
In a second agreement, TCDA partnered with Save Our Lands Projects LBG (SOL) to implement a 10-hectare pilot land reclamation rubber plantation project aimed at restoring degraded lands while increasing rubber production capacity.
The agreement was signed by Dr. Andy Osei Okrah and SOL Executive Director Aaron Agyapong.
TCDA said the project supports its broader strategy of “expanding and transforming” the tree crops sector through sustainable and inclusive development models. The initiative is also expected to support value addition, generate employment, and strengthen local economic participation in affected communities.
The authority noted that the two partnerships reinforce its commitment to innovation, sustainability, and inclusive economic transformation within Ghana’s tree crops industry.
