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| MP for Ekumfi visits Ekumfi Fruits & Juices Co. Ltd. |
As part of his commitment to fostering development and ensuring accountability, the Member of Parliament for Ekumfi Constituency, Hon. Dr. Othniel Ekow Kwainoe, has paid a working visit to Ekumfi Fruits and Juices Company Limited. The visit on Monday, February 17, 2025 aimed to gain firsthand insights into the company’s operations, challenges, achievements and prospects for growth.
During the visit, Mr. Fred, a representative of the company, briefed the MP on their success including, exporting their products the U.S. through Walmart Online, being one of the producers of 100% organic fruit juices in Ghana, offering five distinct flavours; Pineapple Only, Pine-Tropic, Pine-Ginja, Tropic-Ginja, and Pine-Melon-Ginja and above all, cultivating their own fruits to sustain production.
Despite these achievement, several operational challenges hindering their full potential were highlighted. He stressed the urgent need for, large-scale farms to ensure year-round fruit production to meet demand, stable electricity supply as the machines require up to 90 minutes to warm up before running since frequent power outages disrupt operations, reliable water supply since the factory currently depends on private water suppliers, increasing production costs.
He explained that, these challenges limit their production capacity to 2,800 cartons per day on a single shift, whereas a double shift could yield up to 5,000 cartons. To bridge this gap, he called for capital investment and strategic support to expand operations.
Hon. Dr. Kwainoe reaffirmed his commitment to supporting the factory in overcoming these obstacles. He emphasised that fully operationalizing the facility would create more job opportunities for locals and significantly boost the district’s economy.
“This factory has the potential to transform the local economy and create sustainable jobs. I will do everything within my capacity to address these challenges to ensure its full opreationalisation,” he assured.
By: Yusuf Ibrahim Dadzie
