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Upper East Ghana tomato farmers switch to onions

Tomato farmers in the Upper East Region, formerly supplying the Pwalugu Tomato Factory, are increasingly shifting to onion farming. The main reason are the long delays involved in the re-opening of the factory.

Farmer Francis Ayinegebalah said over 40 of them had now gone into dry season onion farming. He mentioned the lack of storage facilities, marketing and high post-harvest losses as major problems affecting tomato production. These were making it difficult for farmers to make good returns on their investment.

'Onion farming is a good option as it has a better shelf life and saves us from a lot of anxiety during harvesting since it can be stored for some time when the market is not good, unlike tomatoes'.

Source: modernghana.com

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