Farmers are watching food rot - Group warns of deepening food glut crisis
The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has raised alarm over what it describes as a worsening food glut crisis in Ghana. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Monday, Samuel Doku, Convenor of the group, said Ghana's food distribution system is collapsing due to weak coordination, poor storage infrastructure, and ineffective state intervention. According to him, large quantities of tomatoes, maize, rice, beans and yams are rotting in farming communities because farmers cannot access reliable markets.
Mr. Doku stated that "Many farmers across Ghana cannot sell their produce despite having bumper crops, while educational institutions and vulnerable communities continue to experience shortages and supply disruptions." He described the situation as a major structural failure within Ghana's food system, adding, "This contradiction reflects a major structural failure within the national food system." The group warned that persistent losses are discouraging many farmers from continuing farming, with some reportedly selling farmlands.
The CDM criticised weak buffer stock management, poor agro-processing development and inadequate feeder roads. The group is calling for immediate government intervention to improve storage infrastructure, strengthen food distribution systems, expand agro-processing capacity and improve market access for farmers across the country.
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The Centre for Democratic Movement is raising concerns about a deepening food glut crisis in Ghana. Farmers are allegedly suffering massive losses despite bumper harvests - what could this mean for the nation's food supply?
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