He said tomato farmers are expected to have a bumper harvest during this festive period. He noted that the Food and Agric Ministry is supplying farmers with the varieties of tomatoes these traders purchase from Burkina Faso to ensure that traders keep buying from local producers. In an interview with Citi Business News, Tanko said, “We all recall the demonstration of the tomato traders earlier this year. In February this year, tomato traders and transporters association embarked on a strike. Reacting to the call that tomato traders should not travel to Burkina Faso for produce, the National Chairman of Ghana National Tomato Traders and Transporters’ Association, Eric Osei Tuffuor said they [traders] will not relent until their issues are addressed.

Source: GhanaWeb December 15, 2021 01:31 UTC