By Solomon Gumah
Savelugu (N/R), Sept 01, GNA – Mrs Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry has said the establishment of the Northshore Apparel Ghana Limited at Savelugu signals a significant shift towards spreading industrialisation beyond Ghana’s traditional economic centres.
She said the garment manufacturing facility demonstrated that the Northern Region could attract large-scale industrial investments, create jobs and add value to locally available raw materials while contributing to Ghana’s export ambitions.
Mrs Ofosu-Adjare said this during the official commissioning of the Northshore Apparel Ghana Limited, a modern garment manufacturing facility at Savelugu in the Northern Region.
The facility, funded through a partnership involving the Ghana Export-Import Bank, Germany’s Investing for Employment through the KfW Development Bank among others formed part of the implementation of the government’s 24-hour economy initiative.
Mrs Ofosu-Adjare said the facility represented more than an investment in buildings, machinery and textiles, describing it as a significant investment by a Ghanaian-owned enterprise that was helping to position the region as an attractive destination for industrial investment.
She said the facility was designed as an environmentally responsible manufacturing hub incorporating renewable energy, zero-waste production processes and fair labour practices.
She particularly commended the provision of a crèche at the facility and said it demonstrated the need for industrial development to take into account the welfare and needs of workers.
Mrs Ofosu-Adjare said Africa, despite supplying a substantial proportion of the world’s cotton, continued to export most of its raw cotton and import finished textiles and garments resulting in significant value being lost before the raw material was transformed into finished products.
She said Ghana had the land and raw materials required to participate more meaningfully in the global apparel value chain, particularly in the northern savannah zone where large tracts of suitable agricultural land remained underutilised.
She said government was therefore, committed to creating an enabling environment for industries to be established across the country rather than concentrating industrial activities in a few urban centres.
Mrs Ofosu-Adjare said Ghana’s investment outlook was also improving, citing the country’s 2025 Annual Investment Report, which indicated that Ghana attracted $2.62 billion in new investments across 254 projects.
She said manufacturing recorded the highest number of projects, with the investments projected to create nearly 19,000 jobs.
Mr Sylvester Adinam Mensah, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana EXIM Bank, said the bank’s support for the project was consistent with its mandate to accelerate Ghanaian exports, generate foreign exchange, promote agribusiness and create employment.
He said the bank’s partnership with Northshore Apparel formed part of its five-year strategic plan, which identified garments and apparel manufacturing as a key sector for economic transformation.
He said the project had attracted letters of intent from major buyers in the United States and South Africa even before the factory commenced operations demonstrating confidence in its production capacity and export potential.
He said the project demonstrated that Ghanaian-owned businesses could undertake large-scale, internationally competitive manufacturing ventures and contribute significantly to the country’s industrial and export ambitions.
GNA
Edited by Eric K Amoh / Kenneth Odeng Adade
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