With the 20% excise duty on local fruit juices now abolished, the government's Feed the Industries Programme offers Ekumfi Fruits & Juices a pathway to US$48 million in annual turnover, more than 9,000 acres of fruit cultivation, and up to GH₵52,000 in gross revenue per acre for youth and farmers growing pineapple. The transformation could also open a route to accelerated EXIM debt repayment.
Ghana's industrialization journey may be entering a defining chapter. Ekumfi Fruits & Juices Limited is emerging as a potential model for turning development-finance investment into agricultural prosperity, youth employment, industrial expansion and export growth.
With Ghana EXIM Bank participation — its existing credit now restructured to approximately US$6 million — Ekumfi has built an industrial enterprise with an estimated asset value of US$53 million — a modern fruit-processing facility, Ghanaian juice brands, and a foundation for international market expansion.
Yet this substantial investment has lived with a contradiction.
Despite significant processing capacity, the company has been constrained...
Health institutions in Ghana have been urged to prioritise cybersecurity as part of their daily operations to safeguard sensitive patient information and protect critical health data against growing cyber threats.
The Director of Administration of the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), Mrs. Mercy Araba Kertson, made the call in a speech delivered on behalf of the Director General, Mr. Divine Selese Agbeti, at the launch of the cybersecurity awareness week organised by the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi.
Mrs. Kertson underscored the growing need for healthcare providers to adopt stronger cybersecurity practices, as the health sector increasingly relied on digital systems to deliver essential services.
The event formed part of the 2026 National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) aimed at sensitising the public to embrace good cyber hygiene practices.
Mrs. Kertson called on healthcare services and providers to...
