Tomato production and supply have exceeded demand in this year’s farming season in the southern part of Volta Region, leading to glut on the market.
Buyers from Kumasi and other parts of the country who the farmers anticipated to travel to the region to buy the produce have failed to turn up because production and harvest occurred earlier this year than expected.
The usual harvest period is late September to early October, but this year, the product in the region was ready for harvest by late August.
The situation has made it difficult for the farmers to sell the produce at reasonable prices.
According to the Regional Chief Farmer, Mr Seth Jumpa, a crate of tomatoes which the farmers had sold for GH¢15 in the previous season has reduced drastically to GH¢8, leading to heavy losses on their investment.
In spite of that buyers are still difficult to find.
For his part, a consultant Dumega Fred Gobah-Tengey said the situation was serious and claimed that some of the farmers were getting frustrated due to the lack of market for tomatoes.
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