John Dumelo Detailed Steps on how Ghana can stop tomatoes and Onions importation - northern focus online
African
Actor, Farmer, businessman and philanthropist Mr. John Dumelu has detailed
approach on what and how Ghana can stop the importation of onions and tomatoes
from Burkina Faso.
Mr. John
Dumelo is known for his seriousness when it comes to the Agricultural sector of
the economy, he is into large commercial farming of ginger, rice, and so many
commercial and Agribusiness.
Please read
below the full statement made on friday 21st january, 2022 from Mr. John
Dumelo;
“I took
this video on the Bolgatanga- Navrongo highway. Every year, from December to
about May, thousands of trucks move to Burkina Faso to buy tomatoes/onions for
the Ghanaian market. Same tomatoes/onions that can be cultivated in large
quantities in Ghana especially the Upper East and Upper West regions. The
Burkina folks use irrigation during the dry season to grow tons of Tomatoes to
feed the subregion. Why can’t we(Ghana) do same?. We have the Tono dam in the
Kassena Nankana district, we have the Nasia river, the White Volta etc all
spread across the Northen parts of Ghana. We can use these water bodies to
initiated massive irrigation systems to grow tomatoes esp the Pectomech
variety, onions, etc to feed ourselves and also export. We should be targeting
about 15-20 tons per hectare output from the farms. With these projections, the
trucks will eventually stop crossing the border and now buy from our farmers.
The money must stay home. It’s time to get things done!”