The National Tomatoes Traders and Transporters Association (NTTTA) are raising red flags over the volume of tomato imports into the country from neighbour country, Burkina Faso.
Between 50 to 60 heavy duty truck loads of tomato is imported daily from landlocked Burkina Faso into Ghana.
The NTTTA is alarmed by the situation and wants government to take steps to reverse the trend.
President of the association, Eric Osei Tufour, attributes the situation to the collapse of irrigation facilities, especially, in Northern Ghana.
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He says tomato farming has become unattractive in Ashanti, Bono Ahafo, Volta and Northern Regions, giving Burkina Faso the edge.
Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, George Oduro, confirms that Ghana imports 50,000 to 70,000 metric tonnes of tomato from Burkina Faso.
He however says government’s “One Village One Dam’ programme will address the issue.
He tells Nhyira FM’s Kro yi mu Nsem host, Kofi Asante, that the Ministry of Special Initiatives is working tirelessly to get the project started.
