It is a disheartening situation for tomato farmers in Ziope traditional area of Agotime Ziope district in the Volta as a crate of tomatoes sells at GHC30.00 as at Wednesday, 15th August,2018. A situation that they mainly blamed on lack of a tomato factory in the vicinity to serve as an alternative means to get their produce sold without fear of post harvest losses.
Ziope is a farming community comprises of many villages in Agotime Ziope District. It is noted for producing many farm produces, such as maize, cassava, okro, pepper, tomato, garden aggs into the central markets of Ghana and beyond and tomato is one of the largest they produce. This community celebrates annual Farm Festival dubbed “AGBLEZÔ to enhance agricultural development in the community.
According to the angry farmers who spoke to www.mynewsgh.com, Ziope produces over 5,000 crates of tomatoes on…
