Ghana's Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has toured the Maphlix Trust Ghana Limited farm at Dawhenya in the Greater Accra Region, pledging that the facility will supply 3,000 tonnes of tomatoes to the domestic market by year-end. Yet the farm's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Felix Mawuli Kamassah, says a more ambitious proposal he submitted to the ministry to establish a centralised tomato production hub at the site has not received a formal response or timeline.
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture confirmed that harvesting has already begun at the farm, with produce collected every three days to ensure a steady supply, and that the combination of greenhouse and open-field systems is expected to support year-round production. Minister Opoku described the 200-acre operation as a model for technology-driven agriculture and expressed satisfaction with the farm's modern irrigation systems and nursery units.
But Dr. Kamassah told The High Street Journal that the ministerial visit, while welcome, has not translated into concrete backing for the hub concept he envisions. "I already presented some proposals to him, but they have not given any clear indication on a timeline or commitment regarding the hub," he said. The hub model is designed to serve as a central loading point where trucks can collect tomatoes directly, cutting out the need for traders to visit multiple supply locations and reducing inefficiencies across the distribution chain.
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