Palm oil that doesn't cost the forest.
Bakpris Ventures, a palm-oil processor in Koforidua, Ghana, was selected for the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) 2024 green-business cohort — recognition of our eco-processing practices and commitment to zero-waste production.
Selected by GCIC.
Ghana's green-business programme recognised our eco-processing model — one that eliminates deforestation for fuel and keeps every by-product in a productive local cycle.
Ghana Climate Innovation Centre — 2024 cohort
The Ghana Climate Innovation Centre supports Ghanaian businesses developing solutions to climate challenges. Bakpris Ventures was selected for the 2024 cohort based on our eco-processing approach — a model that eliminates deforestation for fuel and keeps processing by-products in a productive local cycle.
Learn about GCIC →Sustainability impact at a glance
trees felled for processing fuel
by-product streams reused, nothing wasted
planned mill capacity — announced Dec 2024
No tree felling for firewood.
Traditional palm-oil processing across Ghana relies heavily on firewood — contributing to deforestation in palm-growing regions. Bakpris Ventures' process uses palm kernel shells — a by-product of our own kernel cracking — as boiler fuel. No trees are felled to power the mill.
"No tree felling for firewood — we fuel our process from within the process itself."
Every part of the fruit has a use.
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Palm fruit Zomi palm oil
The orange flesh is pressed to produce our flagship Pukka palm oil — unadulterated, full-beta-carotene red oil.
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Palm kernels Palm kernel oil
The hard kernel inside is cracked and pressed separately to produce palm kernel oil for cooking, soap and cosmetics.
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Kernel cake Animal feed
The solid cake left after kernel pressing is high in protein and sold as a livestock feed supplement — nothing wasted.
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Kernel shells Boiler fuel
The hard outer shell of the kernel is used as clean-burning fuel for our processing boilers — replacing firewood.
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Empty fruit bunches Mulch/compost
Spent fruit bunches are returned to the plantation as mulch, returning nutrients to the soil — closing the cycle.
A bigger mill, the same principles.
Bakpris Ventures announced in December 2024 — with GCIC programme support — a 10-ton/hour processing facility in Koforidua. The expanded mill is designed around the same zero-waste, eco-processing principles: kernel-shell fuel, full by-product reuse, and no firewood dependency.
A larger mill means more consistent supply, lower unit cost, and the same purity guarantee at scale — bringing unadulterated palm oil to more Ghanaian households and buyers across Accra and Tema.
Good oil, honestly made.
Buy Pukka palm oil and support a business that grows without burning forests.
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