The Ghana Tree Crops Investment Summit and Exhibition 2026 (GTCIS 2026), the maiden edition of this landmark event, successfully convened global and regional stakeholders to accelerate investment and transformation in Ghana’s tree crops sector.
Hosted by the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA)—with key support from partners including Stanbic Bank Ghana—the four-day summit took place from February 17–20, 2026, at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC).
Under the theme “Sustainable Growth Through Tree Crop Investments: Resetting and Building Ghana’s Green Economy”, the event drew over 6,000 participants, including policymakers, agribusiness leaders, development finance institutions, investors, trade partners, and industry stakeholders from across Africa and beyond.
The summit aimed to generate up to US$500 million in investment interest, channeling capital into expanding local processing, value addition, and sustainable practices to shift Ghana away from raw commodity exports toward high-value, industrialized products.
Focus was centered on six priority value chains: cashew, shea, oil palm, coconut, rubber, and mango. Sessions and discussions emphasized:
▪︎ Value addition and downstream industrialization
▪︎ Unlocking finance and innovative funding mechanisms
▪︎ Sustainable and climate-resilient practices
▪︎ Gender inclusion and women’s empowerment in the sector
Job creation, enhanced farmer livelihoods, and rural economic strengthening
High-level features included presidential and ministerial addresses—such as from President John Dramani Mahama, who outlined ambitious goals and stressed local processing of at least 60% of major tree crops—along with global investor forums, sector-specific panels, exhibitions, and field visits.
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Government officials, including the Deputy Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, urged immediate private-sector engagement to support Ghana’s industrialization, green economy objectives, and 24-hour economy agenda. Financial institutions like Stanbic Bank presented on unlocking finance for the sector and reaffirmed their commitment to partnerships.
The TCDA unveiled a bold blueprint projecting that—with expanded processing and value chains—the six priority crops could collectively contribute up to US$12 billion annually to Ghana’s economy by 2030, with each potentially generating around US$2 billion in export earnings.
The summit reinforced stakeholder commitments to collaborative, ethical partnerships that prioritize long-term sustainability, inclusive growth, and positioning Ghana as a competitive regional hub for tree crop processing and value-added exports.