Rising population, urbanization, and growing poultry and fish sectors in
Ghana have contributed to increased demand for corn soya bean etc. The
above has opened the chance for an investor to enter the market and take
advantage of the demand gap, both in terms of the raw corn use and
export as well as processing of several corn farms, whose produce are
being under-utilized due to lack of adequate and modern machines to
process them to the several end products as listed below.
SOME USES OF CORN
- Breakfast (corn flakes etc.)
- Popcorn
- Corn flour
- Cooking oil
- Industrial alcohol
- Starch
- Plastics and papers
- Corn sugar (dextrose) is used in pharmaceuticals / soft drinks etc.
SOME USES OF SOYA BEANS
The soybean oil, soy milk, cooking oil, biodiesel and bio heat, and non-toxic
industrial supplies like paints and cleaners.
SOME USES OF CASSAVA
Starch, Flour, Ethanol, Chips
JUSTIFICATION FOR INVESTMENT IN THE CORN / SOYA BEAN /CASSAVA INDUSTRY
The endless uses of the above justify investments in such industries i.e.
various aspects / stages including their growing and processing to various
animal feeds, foods, medical, and industrial uses. Almost all parts of these
plants are useful.
