Indian firms to set up Jute mills in Kumasi
To reduce Ghana's dependency on foreign players for jute sacks, two Indian companies have agreed to set up jute mill factories in Kumasi city here by September.
By PTI |
ACCRA: To reduce Ghana's dependency on foreign players for jute sacks, two Indian companies have agreed to set up jute mill factories in Kumasi city here by September, an official said.
"Two Indian companies have expressed their interest to our officials during a recent visit to India, where they were taken through the processing and procedures for producing the jute sacks," said Isaac Osei, Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board.
He said this would enable Cocobod to reduce substantially the import of jute sacks for bagging cocoa for exports.
The two companies were named as Al-Chandani and Gandhi Jute Limited. Their proposals would be assessed by the month-end.
Currently the country imports jute sacks for the cocoa industry.
"Research has shown that areas such as Ashanti Mampong, Techiman and Nkoranza in the middle zone of the country were fertile for growing jute in large quantities," hen said.
"Two Indian companies have expressed their interest to our officials during a recent visit to India, where they were taken through the processing and procedures for producing the jute sacks," said Isaac Osei, Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board.
He said this would enable Cocobod to reduce substantially the import of jute sacks for bagging cocoa for exports.
The two companies were named as Al-Chandani and Gandhi Jute Limited. Their proposals would be assessed by the month-end.
Currently the country imports jute sacks for the cocoa industry.
"Research has shown that areas such as Ashanti Mampong, Techiman and Nkoranza in the middle zone of the country were fertile for growing jute in large quantities," hen said.
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