President John Dramani Mahama is expected to commission the Nadkansco Cashew Processing Factory in Techiman on Monday, November 16, 2026, in a major industrial initiative aimed at expanding domestic cashew processing, generating employment and increasing Ghana’s export revenues.
The facility, financed by the Ghana Export-Import Bank (Ghana EXIM Bank), has an estimated annual processing capacity of 30,000 metric tonnes of cashew and is designed to operate continuously on a 24-hour production schedule.
Its establishment is expected to strengthen Ghana’s domestic agro-processing industry by enabling a greater proportion of locally cultivated cashew nuts to undergo processing before being exported to international markets.
Ahead of the scheduled inauguration, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana EXIM Bank, Sylvester Adinam Mensah, undertook a final inspection of the facility to examine its operational arrangements and establish its preparedness for the commencement of production.
During the visit, Mr Mensah expressed satisfaction with the progress of work and the factory’s state of readiness, while expressing confidence in its capacity to stimulate commercial activity and create employment opportunities within Techiman and surrounding communities.
The factory is also expected to reduce Ghana’s longstanding reliance on exporting unprocessed cashew nuts by introducing additional stages of domestic value addition before the commodity enters international markets. This is expected to enable the country to retain a greater share of the economic benefits generated from its agricultural production.
According to information previously published by Ghana EXIM Bank, the facility has a daily processing capacity of 100 metric tonnes and is projected to provide approximately 450 direct jobs across three production shifts. When indirect employment opportunities within its supply chain are included, the overall employment impact is estimated at about 1,500 jobs.
The investment is particularly significant for Techiman and surrounding cashew producing communities, where the factory is expected to strengthen the connection between agricultural producers, processors and export markets. Its operations could also create additional commercial opportunities in transportation, packaging, logistics, agricultural supply and other related services.
The project forms part of Ghana EXIM Bank’s broader industrial development agenda, which seeks to strengthen domestic manufacturing, expand the country’s non traditional export capacity and improve foreign exchange earnings through investments in productive local enterprises.
Nadkansco Processing Limited, the company operating the facility, is expected to process cashew kernels for domestic and international markets, alongside other products derived from cashew processing.
Monday’s commissioning is therefore expected to mark an important development in Ghana’s efforts to move beyond the exportation of raw agricultural commodities towards greater domestic processing, industrial production and value addition.
