Tomato shortage looms in Ghana as Burkina Faso bans exports

There’s a looming shortage of tomatoes on the markets across Ghana as the Burkina Faso government has indefinitely banned the export of the commodity. In a letter signed by both the Trades and Agriculture ministers of the Francophone country, it noted that a ban is necessary to feed the country’s national processing units. Consequently, the issuance of Special Export Authorisations (ASE) has also been suspended.

By Caleb Ahinakwah