Tomato farmers at Anloga-Avume in the Anloga District of the Volta Region have made an urgent appeal to buyers, traders and aggregators to come to their aid as large quantities of harvested tomatoes are rotting on farms due to lack of market.
The farmers say they have had a bumper harvest this season but are struggling to find buyers, leading to huge post-harvest losses.
According to them, the absence of ready buyers and lack of storage and processing facilities in the area has left them counting losses, with many crates of tomatoes left to perish.
They are therefore appealing to the Government, market women, food processing companies and the general public to come and buy from them at farmgate prices to salvage the situation and support their livelihoods.
The farmers also called for long-term solutions including access to storage facilities and linkages to major markets to prevent future losses.
