{"id":746449,"date":"2019-11-18T07:27:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T07:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/18\/1d1f-pineapple-juice-from-ekumfi-factory-now-on-sale\/"},"modified":"2019-11-18T07:27:54","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T07:27:54","slug":"1d1f-pineapple-juice-from-ekumfi-factory-now-on-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/18\/1d1f-pineapple-juice-from-ekumfi-factory-now-on-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"1D1F: Pineapple juice from Ekumfi factory now on sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/4834016440901_5105956794745-Copy-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"Pineapple Juice from the Ekumfi Juice Factory under One District One factory\" title=\"Pineapple Juice from the Ekumfi Juice Factory under One District One factory\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pineapple Juice from the Ekumfi Juice Factory under One District One factory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pineapple Juice from the Ekumfi Juice Factory under One District One factory is now on sale.<\/p>\n<p>The nicely packaged pineapple \u2018Eku Juice\u2019 can be compared to those imported into the country. This juice is not from concentrates as the others are.<\/p>\n<p>The Food and Agric Minister, Dr. Afriyie Akoto, made the announcement in a Facebook post on Saturday, November 16.<\/p>\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDr.AfriyieAkoto%2Fposts%2F1038603433155788&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p>The $8 million project which officially commenced in\u00a0March 2018 now\u00a0has 400 workers\u00a0including out-growers.<\/p>\n<p>Think tank, Alliance for Development and Industrialisation (ADI), in October 2019 said\u00a0its checks revealed that the Ekumfi Juice Factory\u00a0\u00a0would create 5,000 direct out-grower jobs within the community and its environs.<\/p>\n<p>In a press statement issued in Accra, Convener of the group, Godwin Arthur, said the factory can process about 300,000,000 packs of juice annually for the local and export markets and would generate close to GH\u00a2530 million in revenue.<\/p>\n<p>The facility is\u00a0be the biggest pineapple juice processing factory in West Africa, with the capacity to process ten tonnes of fruits per hour. it is also\u00a0the first factory to be constructed under the government\u2019s \u2018One District One Factory\u2019 project.<\/p>\n<p>The factory is sited on a 50-acre land and has 100-metres length and 50-metres width of factory floor space large enough for additional production works.<\/p>\n<p>Some excited residents are already dreaming of many jobs that will be created in the area and have been sharing their views about Eku Juice.<\/p>\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Frknyarko%2Fposts%2F3071118159570707&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The 1D1F<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The \u2018One district, one factory\u2019 is a Government of Ghana policy which is aimed at creating jobs for Ghanaians through the setting up of factories and industries which will, in turn, move the country towards greater industrialisation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The policy was first introduced to Ghanaians in 2016 as part of the manifesto of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/regional_distribution_1d1f-min.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sector_distribution1d1f-min.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The programme received a boost on January 13, 2018, with the commissioning of Twyford Ceramics factory by President Nana Akufo-Addo at Shama District in the Western region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ceramics factory which is into the production and distribution of tiles is estimated at the cost of $77.26 million and will operate at a designed production capacity of 14.4 million square meters per year with annual sales projected to be $82.8 million.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Graphic reported in May 2019, that some 181 factories have been enrolled under the government\u2019s programme since its launch in 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pineapple Juice from the Ekumfi Juice Factory under One District One factory Pineapple Juice from the Ekumfi Juice Factory under One District One factory is now on sale. 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