Coconut sector vital for creating sustainable livelihoods -GEPA CEO
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The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Osafohene Dr. Afua Asabea Asare I, has emphasised the transformative role coconut is playing in job creation along coastal communities in the country, describing it as a vital pathway to a sustainable livelihood.
Speaking at the fourth International Coconut Festival Ghana (ICFG) held in Accra, she reiterated the versatile and numerous usages of coconut across industries, earning it the tag name ‘tree of life.’
“From food and beverages to cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and even construction materials, coconut is central to many value-added industries.