Why Burkina Faso banned the export of tomatoes – Dr Otokunor explains

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SKB 8 hours ago

Ghana needs to open our eyes and learn sense from this.

Ghana needs to open our eyes and learn sense from this.
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Benji 5 hours ago

After 8 years of planting for food and job.

After 8 years of planting for food and job.
KOFI 1 hour ago

Good Burkina Faso.

Good Burkina Faso.
Anim 8 hours ago

hw3 akoa bi anim s3 apatuper3

hw3 akoa bi anim s3 apatuper3
Man 3 hours ago

His better than your useless grandpa

His better than your useless grandpa
Pelicles. 8 hours ago

Should our leaders try to explain why Burkina Faso had banned tomato exports? What kind of foolishness is that? Burkina Faso is more a desert nation than Ghana and if they can cultivate tomatoes, why can't we do more than the ...
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Should our leaders try to explain why Burkina Faso had banned tomato exports? What kind of foolishness is that? Burkina Faso is more a desert nation than Ghana and if they can cultivate tomatoes, why can't we do more than them?
OGyam 7 hours ago

@Pel, for once in your entire life on Ghanaweb spewing absolute rubbish on a daily basis. I can confidently say that you have said something sensible
Kudos to the American surgeon who gave you the muct needed brain transplan ...
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@Pel, for once in your entire life on Ghanaweb spewing absolute rubbish on a daily basis. I can confidently say that you have said something sensible
Kudos to the American surgeon who gave you the muct needed brain transplant. Wonders will never,ever cease.
Nii Akwei 1 hour ago

It is called Comparative Advantage. It means Burkina Faso can produce tomatoes cheaper than Ghana.

It is called Comparative Advantage. It means Burkina Faso can produce tomatoes cheaper than Ghana.
agyeman 7 hours ago

SHUT UP BOOK DOCTOR. I HEAR YOU ARE IN JUBILEE AS AN ADVISOR AND JUST WONDERING WHY YOU NEED TO GIVE EXPLANATIONS TO EVERY STUPID EQUATION. ACTION IS THE WORD AND NOT THE PLENTY TALK JUST LIKE YOUR PRESIDENT. PEOPLE LIKE ARE ...
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SHUT UP BOOK DOCTOR. I HEAR YOU ARE IN JUBILEE AS AN ADVISOR AND JUST WONDERING WHY YOU NEED TO GIVE EXPLANATIONS TO EVERY STUPID EQUATION. ACTION IS THE WORD AND NOT THE PLENTY TALK JUST LIKE YOUR PRESIDENT. PEOPLE LIKE ARE THE REASON WHY MAHAMA WILL FAIL. PURE EMPTY HEADS WITH PAPER DOCTORATE.

ADJOVI LAGBOR 7 hours ago

Why is it that Otokunor is the only one who is responds to silly and obvious situations? Is it that he’s been marked as a fool or someone without a functioning brain? He behaves like Chemical Ali (the prolific liar and idio ...
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Why is it that Otokunor is the only one who is responds to silly and obvious situations? Is it that he’s been marked as a fool or someone without a functioning brain? He behaves like Chemical Ali (the prolific liar and idiot) during Sadam Hussein’s regime. Does he realize that this will be a stain on himself, his family and children for the future? ANYWAY HE MUST URGENTLY GO AND FIX HIS TEETH SHARP. LIES, LIES AND DAMNED LIES. GO AND GROW THE TOMATOES AND STOP THE NOISE. NANIAMA.
Kofi Amakye 7 hours ago

Where is the Reset

Where is the Reset
agyeman 7 hours ago

BY THE WAY WHERE IS THE LOUD MOUTH MINISTER OF AGRIC

BY THE WAY WHERE IS THE LOUD MOUTH MINISTER OF AGRIC
Paul 7 hours ago

Ghanaians dont need to import tomatoes. Our soil is very fertile for Tomatoes production.

Instead of growing them in our houses, people chose to pave their homes and erect prison walls with barb wire.

Ghanaians dont need to import tomatoes. Our soil is very fertile for Tomatoes production.

Instead of growing them in our houses, people chose to pave their homes and erect prison walls with barb wire.
OGyam 7 hours ago

@I stopped reading .'Ghana imports 75 % of tomatoes from Burkina during the dry season"
For Fod sake, has the Dr , ever visited the dry arid arid country called Burkina Faso in his entire life or what?
Which part of Ghana ...
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@I stopped reading .'Ghana imports 75 % of tomatoes from Burkina during the dry season"
For Fod sake, has the Dr , ever visited the dry arid arid country called Burkina Faso in his entire life or what?
Which part of Ghana is drier than Burkina Faso. Not even Paga that shares a border with them.
What a load of Nkwaseasem!
Boune 7 hours ago

Lazy Ghanaian governments who are only interested in procurement economy because that’s where they inflates costs and get their cuts. An arid country like Burkina are able to grow tomatoes on a desert and Ghana with vast ar ...
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Lazy Ghanaian governments who are only interested in procurement economy because that’s where they inflates costs and get their cuts. An arid country like Burkina are able to grow tomatoes on a desert and Ghana with vast arable lands cannot.
Shai 6 hours ago

Ghanaians dont know the value if water. We evrn sometimes dump building waste into watet bodies yk reclaim the land for building. In Burkina, it is the othet way round. They respect water. They value and protect it. Water is ...
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Ghanaians dont know the value if water. We evrn sometimes dump building waste into watet bodies yk reclaim the land for building. In Burkina, it is the othet way round. They respect water. They value and protect it. Water is life to them. Any little water they have, they turn it into food. Go around our big cities. Anywhere their is water, these people will produce lettuce, carrots and other vegetables for us. Yes, they are Burkinabes. With the vast amount of water we have in Ghana, we should be exporting tomatoes.
We should learn from them.
Traditionalist 6 hours ago

Had the Pwalugu dam been constructed and the Tono dam rehabilitated, this would not happened. I hail from UE region and know these areas very very well.Thise two areas are enough to supply West Africa her vegetable needs.

Had the Pwalugu dam been constructed and the Tono dam rehabilitated, this would not happened. I hail from UE region and know these areas very very well.Thise two areas are enough to supply West Africa her vegetable needs.
Ananse 6 hours ago

I support Burkina Faso 100% for banning the fresh tomatoes. They must not agree to any talks with anyone. We Ghanaian people are lazy. The moment they graduate from even SHS they think they are better than those who don’t g ...
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I support Burkina Faso 100% for banning the fresh tomatoes. They must not agree to any talks with anyone. We Ghanaian people are lazy. The moment they graduate from even SHS they think they are better than those who don’t go to school. There’s abundant land to cultivate tomatoes but we would not do it. Running after white color jobs.
Nana Owusunyansa 6 hours ago

Where do they sell PhD´S I mean Doctorate Degrees in Ghana ??? I have enough money and WISDOM an want to buy one for myself. So cheap. Please help.

Where do they sell PhD´S I mean Doctorate Degrees in Ghana ??? I have enough money and WISDOM an want to buy one for myself. So cheap. Please help.

BNI 5 hours ago

The Burkinabe are simply foolish. Tomato processing is only necessary if u have excess produce otherwise vegetables are best eaten fresh.

Why would anyone beed tomato paste when they can get the fresh fruit.

Anyways t ...
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The Burkinabe are simply foolish. Tomato processing is only necessary if u have excess produce otherwise vegetables are best eaten fresh.

Why would anyone beed tomato paste when they can get the fresh fruit.

Anyways they would be the same people smuggling across to ghana soon
Pogas 5 hours ago

So with rivers disecting the whole country from the north to south and from the east to west; Ghana cannot grow its own tomatoes ?? ......beats my imagination !!

So with rivers disecting the whole country from the north to south and from the east to west; Ghana cannot grow its own tomatoes ?? ......beats my imagination !!
agyeman 4 hours ago

BUT MY BROTHER CAN YOU IMAGINE? THE NDC PRESIDENT SAYS THE YOUTH SHOULD SHOW INTEREST IN FARMING. THE WHOLE LEADER OF THE NATION WHO SAYS OPENINGLY WITHOUT RESPECT TO GHANAIANS THAT HE CANNOT STOP GALAMSEY SO HE WON'T TRY IT ...
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BUT MY BROTHER CAN YOU IMAGINE? THE NDC PRESIDENT SAYS THE YOUTH SHOULD SHOW INTEREST IN FARMING. THE WHOLE LEADER OF THE NATION WHO SAYS OPENINGLY WITHOUT RESPECT TO GHANAIANS THAT HE CANNOT STOP GALAMSEY SO HE WON'T TRY IT SO WHERE IS HE EXPECTING THE YOUTH TO GO AND FARM? AT THE DESTROYED GALAMSEY SITES OR WHERE. THIS MAHAMA MAN IS GOING TO WASTE GHANA'S TIME. 15 MONTHS GONE SO SOON AND THERE'S NOTHING TO SHOW FOR ALL THE PRIVILEGES HE'S ENJOYING.
Spears 5 hours ago

Instead of finding ways of producing our own, he wants to make diplomatic engagement. See his mouth. Square pegs raping round holes

Instead of finding ways of producing our own, he wants to make diplomatic engagement. See his mouth. Square pegs raping round holes
AyyBeeCee 5 hours ago

Is it that Ghana doesn't have land to grow tomatoes?
Answer is no!
Rather, the Ghanaian prefer someone else doing the hardwork growing the tomatoes. He will go and buy at the farm gate. Wouldn't mind if 75% gets rotten duri ...
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Is it that Ghana doesn't have land to grow tomatoes?
Answer is no!
Rather, the Ghanaian prefer someone else doing the hardwork growing the tomatoes. He will go and buy at the farm gate. Wouldn't mind if 75% gets rotten during transportation. He will still sell the rest 25% and the rotten ones and make 500% profit and say business is good.
Kennedy Agyepong 5 hours ago

Can't the government revive the Pwalugu Tomato factory established by visionary Kwame Nkrumah? Busia-Danquaah tradition destroyed everything , followed by Akuffo Addo-Bawuliar government

Can't the government revive the Pwalugu Tomato factory established by visionary Kwame Nkrumah? Busia-Danquaah tradition destroyed everything , followed by Akuffo Addo-Bawuliar government
Sage 4 hours ago

You're an ignorant and stupid imbecile.

You're an ignorant and stupid imbecile.
Tony 4 hours ago

All these explanations are not necessary, this ban is even a good omen for us as a country which we should take advantage of. For it is said that, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. All we need to do is to fix ...
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All these explanations are not necessary, this ban is even a good omen for us as a country which we should take advantage of. For it is said that, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. All we need to do is to fix our irrigational system and encourage the farmers to do all year farming once they are assured of ready market they will cooperate fully. The government should also set up or revamp the defunct tomato manufacturing companies in the country to process about 50% of the tomatoes produced here for both export and local consumption. This will ensure that, as a country we will not waste our hard earned dollars to import even processed tomatoes from Burkina Faso.
Citizen 4 hours ago

When you hear stories like this, it confirms how foolish we are.

When you hear stories like this, it confirms how foolish we are.
KWAME 4 hours ago

foolish talk. what are you going to explain to ghanaians more than the reasons burkina gave. you fools in ndc will always try to use propaganda to fool ghanaians. burkina has already given the world and its own citizensthe go ...
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foolish talk. what are you going to explain to ghanaians more than the reasons burkina gave. you fools in ndc will always try to use propaganda to fool ghanaians. burkina has already given the world and its own citizensthe good reasons why the ban. is ndc going to manufacture its own stupid and foolish reasons other than what burkina has given. useless party in power by mistake.

kr 3 hours ago

And Ghana government is willing to engage Burkina in a diplomatic what?? To reduce impact... What's wrong with people.. Why don't u engage the local Ghanaian farmers to take advantage of this new market opportunity and do th ...
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And Ghana government is willing to engage Burkina in a diplomatic what?? To reduce impact... What's wrong with people.. Why don't u engage the local Ghanaian farmers to take advantage of this new market opportunity and do the same.. Produce and process.... Am sad.
Joe 3 hours ago

Book keeping even is above you. My foot

Book keeping even is above you. My foot
Ken Brown 2 hours ago

No plan for tomatoes.
Just living on hope and luck
High Commodity prices
Low Oil prices
We can't do anything for ourselves
Ooh my beloved Ghana

No plan for tomatoes.
Just living on hope and luck
High Commodity prices
Low Oil prices
We can't do anything for ourselves
Ooh my beloved Ghana
Accra is dirty.com 2 hours ago

Tell lazy Ghanaians to go to the farm

Tell lazy Ghanaians to go to the farm
JOE PUBLIC 1 hour ago

The Ghana problem is a mind set problem.
We are only good at funerals and the enterprise of lies , deceit and con.

The Ghana problem is a mind set problem.
We are only good at funerals and the enterprise of lies , deceit and con.

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