In parts of Ghana’s Eastern Region, pineapple farming is thriving, following the supply of more than five million Smooth Cayenne (SC) suckers to 16 farmers by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) in August, 2017.
The farmers, who have so far planted 264.5 acres, include Golden River Side Ltd at Mpakadan, Ohu Farms at Mempemehuasem and Lovely Farms at Nsaakyere near Nsawam, all in the Akuapem South District.
The Smooth Cayenne is the indigenous Ghanaian pineapple variety with a cylindrical shape and high fruit quality. It has been widely produced and exported in Ghana since the 1980’s but was abandoned by farmers as a result of a shift in variety to an increasing high demand for the MD2 pineapple variety by importers in the EU in 2005.
GEPA, therefore, launched the initiative to provide 15 million SC suckers to farmers out of which Eastern Region had five million.
Source: businessghana.com
