All development partners are required by TCDA to only purchase planting materials from vendors who have received TCDA certification.

Compiled By: Prince Henry Danquah, Bora Capital Advisors Ltd

The Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) has directed all development partners, government agencies, non-governmental organisations, individuals and other actors involved in the distribution of tree crop seedlings to source planting materials only from TCDA-certified suppliers.

The directive, issued under the Tree Crops Development Authority Act, 2019 (Act 1010), applies to six regulated tree crops—cashew, coconut, oil palm, mango, rubber and shea—and takes effect on Friday, July 3, 2026. 

According to the Authority, the move is intended to improve quality assurance, traceability and productivity across Ghana’s tree crops sector by ensuring only certified planting materials are distributed.

Source: newsthemegh.com