Gov’t welcomes Burkina Faso’s move to resume tomato exports to Ghana
The Government of Ghana has welcomed Burkina Faso’s decision to lift the suspension on the issuance of Special Export Authorisations (ASE) for fresh tomatoes,...
Nothing works from May to December – Tomato traders
Tomato traders say a persistent production gap is crippling the local supply chain, forcing them to depend on imports and exposing them to external...
Ghana tomatoes too watery and rot quickly – Why tomato traders...
The Tomato traders in Ghana say poor quality and high post-harvest losses are forcing them to rely on imports from Burkina Faso, even as...
The tomato import ban by Burkina Faso is a blessing in...
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana has called the ban of tomato by the Burkina Faso as the blessing in disguise rather than a...
Ivory Coast cocoa producers suffer amid global price fall
Cocoa beans dried on tarps in the sun in Aboisso town square in southeastern Ivory Coast before being returned to the warehouse where they...
Government to interrogate Burkina Faso tomato export ban further – Dumelo
The Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has raised concerns over Burkina Faso’s decision to ban tomato exports, saying the government must...
Climate change could pose a major risk to cassava in Africa:...
Cassava is a starchy, tuberous root, introduced to sub-Saharan Africa by Portuguese traders centuries ago. It is a nutrition lifeboat for over 800 million...
Current Cocoa Pricing Mechanisms fail to protect farmers – COFAAA
The Cocoa Farmers Alliance Association of Africa has raised serious concerns that existing cocoa pricing models are failing to protect farmers across Africa.
In a...
Ghana can be self-sufficient in tomatoes in four years – Dumelo
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has urged farmers to intensify dry-season farming to boost local production of tomatoes and stabilise food supply, following...
Burkina bans tomato exports with immediate effect to protect local...
Burkina Faso has suspended all fresh tomato exports across its territory with immediate effect, as the military-led government moves to protect domestic processing units...
