On Wednesday, 26th February, 2025, the minister for Trade, industry, and Agribusiness, Madam Elizabeth Ofosu Adjare, visited the people of Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem to assess the current state of the Komenda sugar factory in order to get all information necessary to make sure the factory works again.
Addressing the media, Mad. Adjare assured the community of the government’s serious interest in making sure the factory gets back to its sugar production.
She added that the factory will work under the 24-hour economy system to provide more jobs for the youths.
“The Komenda sugar factory will start working soon. Raw materials will be made available under the “Feed The Industry” project for farmers. Funding will be available for it to start production to reduce the importing of sugar into this country. Komenda sugar factory will be under the 24hour Economy factories.”
MP for Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem municipality, Hon. Samuel Atta Mills, promised to assist the minister to make sure the factory works and assured employment for the natives.
“It’s good the minister is here to see the situation of the factory. People have pledged to give us the lands for us to do the job. What is sad is all our kids are outside. Either they are in Takoradi or Accra or even outside the country looking for jobs while we have a factory over here that can give us at least 7,500 jobs. Why are we not operationalizing this? I understand now. We built it, and we are going to make sure it works again. He said, “
Central regional Minister Ekow Panyin promised to work with the sugarcane farmers available to get the factory working by providing them with a variety of high-yielding sugarcane to grow.
Story written by DjQwequ
