Mr James Gunu, Volta Regional Minister, has revealed plans to woo investors to revive the collapsed Coffee Processing Factory in Hohoe.
He said when fully operationalised, the factory would serve a great purpose under the government’s 24-Hour Economy policy.
Mr Gunu, after visiting the defunct factory during his working visit to the Municipality, said there would also be employment opportunities for citizens in the Municipality when the factory resumed production.
He noted that the Volta Regional Coordinating Council would play an instrumental role in ensuring that investors’ interests were tailored to the revival of the factory.
Mr Gunu said the factory, established by Ghana’s first president, was strategically positioned to process coffee, which was a major production crop in the area.
Mr Prosper Kumi, Hohoe Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) said when the factory begins operation, communities such as Wli and Gbledi, where coffee production is done, would feed the factory.
He said value would also be added to the processed coffee. Mr Frank Amoah Frimpong, Regional Administrator, Ghana Cocoa Board, said the factory, established in 1957, had stopped production for many years.
He said the factory had machines that also processed shea with warehouses.
GNA
