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6th February, 2012
Ghana Exports Honey To EU Market
The first shipment of natural honey from Ghana for the EU market sailed out of port of the Tema on Saturday, February 4.
The 18-tonne honey came from the Nkwanta District of the Volta Region and packaged by Atlas Foods Ghana Limited, for markets in Ireland.
The deal was facilitated by Atlas Foods Ghana Limited, based in Ho with the support of the relevant regulatory bodies in Ghana.
Mr Kieran Lavery, Atlas Foods Managing Director, told the GNA hours before the ship set sail that David Yaw Ampong and Bernadette Baccah, Chairman and General Manager respectively of First Logistics Limited, coordinated the shipment, through Hapag-Lloyd Lines, represented in Ghana by Blue Funnel.
He was hopeful that the honey would meet the expectations of buyers and that two more shipments are expected inthe year.
Mr Lavery promised to push honey from Ghana onto other markets in Europe, especially Germany and Holland.
He said the first shipment would be blended by the honey merchants for re-sale and for the manufacture of candies, biscuits and pharmaceutical products.
Mr Lavery, who is an Irish, called on NGOs in poverty reduction to brace themselves up for the challenge by organizing individuals and groups into production gangs to take advantage of the natural honey business.
He noted that the producers needed tutorials in managing honey making as a thriving business for maximum returns, adding that his company paid prices based on world market trends.
He said the EU accreditation for the product is a credit for Ghana, and the end result of two-year efforts of Atlas Foods.
Other African countries with the EU Accreditation are Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Ethiopia and Zambia.
The 18-tonne honey came from the Nkwanta District of the Volta Region and packaged by Atlas Foods Ghana Limited, for markets in Ireland.
The deal was facilitated by Atlas Foods Ghana Limited, based in Ho with the support of the relevant regulatory bodies in Ghana.
Mr Kieran Lavery, Atlas Foods Managing Director, told the GNA hours before the ship set sail that David Yaw Ampong and Bernadette Baccah, Chairman and General Manager respectively of First Logistics Limited, coordinated the shipment, through Hapag-Lloyd Lines, represented in Ghana by Blue Funnel.
He was hopeful that the honey would meet the expectations of buyers and that two more shipments are expected inthe year.
Mr Lavery promised to push honey from Ghana onto other markets in Europe, especially Germany and Holland.
He said the first shipment would be blended by the honey merchants for re-sale and for the manufacture of candies, biscuits and pharmaceutical products.
Mr Lavery, who is an Irish, called on NGOs in poverty reduction to brace themselves up for the challenge by organizing individuals and groups into production gangs to take advantage of the natural honey business.
He noted that the producers needed tutorials in managing honey making as a thriving business for maximum returns, adding that his company paid prices based on world market trends.
He said the EU accreditation for the product is a credit for Ghana, and the end result of two-year efforts of Atlas Foods.
Other African countries with the EU Accreditation are Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Ethiopia and Zambia.
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