Ghana’s commitment to the tomato sector has its roots in the 1960s when three large tomato processing plants were … these processors typically is that they could be a solution to the perennial “gluts†in the tomato sector. And indeed … stopped; yields and production of fresh tomato in Ghana have stagnated and possibly fallen; while in parallel, imports of …

The tomato sector in Ghana has failed to reach its potential, in terms of attaining yields comparable to other … involved in tomato production and the tomato commodity chain. Despite government interventions that include the establishment … of a number of tomato processing factories, tomatoes of the right quality and quantity for commercial agroprocessing are …

In Ghana, the agricultural sector in general and the tomato sector in particular have not met their potential. In the … tomato sector, production seasonality, the dominance of rainfed agriculture, high perishability of the fruits combined with … unable to sell their tomatoes which are consequently left to rot in their fields. The tomato value chain in Ghana is …

Processing of highly perishable non-storable crops, such as tomato, is typically promoted for two reasons: as a way of … chain through a value-added process. For Ghana, improving domestic tomato processing would also reduce the country …'s dependence on imported tomato paste and so improve foreign exchange reserves, as well as provide employment opportunities and …

officials met in Accra for an exchange of views on how to revive the strategic but ailing tomato sector. The dialogue was … centered around the presentation and discussion of a case study of the tomato sector in Ghana that addressed productivity …, processing, marketing, and institutional support. The dialogue was an important step in an ongoing study of the tomato sector …

cultivated. To what extent expansion can continue remains a question, therefore obtaining higher yield rates is the challenge of …

. The per-acre yield gains for medium and large farmers are higher than for small farmers. This suggests that additional …