The astute farmer and prolific actor, John Dumelo has expressed his zeal to reduce the importation of onion and tomatoes from Niger and Burkina Faso respectively.
Dumelo, who is also a vocal advocate for local agriculture, said that he could achieve this goal if he had just a fraction of the $1 million that was allegedly stolen from former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah.
According to the renowned actor, farmer, and politician, he would use the money to expand his own onion and tomato farm, and to invest in modern irrigation techniques and high-yielding seeds. He believes that this would allow him to produce more vegetables locally, which would reduce the need to import them from neighbouring countries.
“Only if I had a fraction of Cecelia Dapaa’s $1m, the importation of onions and tomatoes from Burkina and Niger will reduce by 10% in 2024 and 19% in 2025. I will invest it heavily in irrigation and high yielding seeds and make some good profits. So help me God!”, he said this on his Twitter page.
