HIGH QUALITY: Nestlé agronomist Klutse Kudomor (left) with farmer Nefisa Abdulai, whose grain is checked for mycotoxin levels at our infant cereal factory in Tema, Ghana (below).

A CHF 36.2 million investment in our Cerelac infant cereal production plant in Tema, Ghana, will double its production capacity and foster rural development by sourcing more locally produced rice, wheat, flour and sugar from local Ghanaian suppliers.

The state-of-the-art facility is an extension of the existing Nestlé Tema site, and was officially opened in September 2010. Nestlé Ghana aims to double its capacity to 18 000 tonnes of infant cereal per year, having increased production to 9 000 tonnes already. The plant is also equipped with the latest food processing technology, which will reduce fossil energy consumption by around 15%, while the new chillers use natural refrigerants to lower both emissions and production costs.

This production facility is closely connected to Nestlé’s Grains Quality Improvement Project, which is designed to ensure our factories receive a steady supply of safe, high-quality agricultural commodities, and allows rural communities to generate higher incomes as a result.

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