The farmers claim some of the distributors are stocking the fertilizer to later smuggle it to Burkina Faso. GhanaWeb's correspondent, Senyalah Castro, reports that even with the unapproved price, distributors still demand the particulars of farmers, as is the case in buying the subsidized fertilizer, before selling to them. The farmers displeased with the actions of distributors, have described them as dishonest people who are cheating the government on the blindside. He said though the fertilizer has been subsidized for the farmers, distributors had to pay for their own transportation to their various locations and take care of other charges, which accounted for the increase in prices. He dismissed claims by the farmers that distributors were stocking the fertilizers in their shops, stating, the distributors face a lot of difficulties to supply the fertilizer.

Source: GhanaWeb July 14, 2021 00:33 UTC