Volta Regional Minister James Gunu wants a tomato processing factory in the region to cut post-harvest losses and jobs, as Ghana launches its tomato self-sufficiency drive.
A GH\u00a27.243 million rice processing plant at Nkrankwanta in Dormaa West is idle because local farmers cannot produce enough paddy. Government promises input support.
White maize averaged GH\u00a23,141 per metric tonne in August, up 8.9 per cent on the month but 36.3 per cent below last year, AGRA’s Food Security Monitor says.
