HortiFresh in collaboration with stakeholders in the tomato value chain organised a 2-day multi-stakeholder engagement in Akumadan and Tuobodom, hotspots for tomato cultivation in Ghana, to discuss and deliberate on actions to address major bottlenecks in the sector. A number of key actors; Tomato Market Queens, Transporters, Loading Boys, Cart Makers and Farmers were present to dialogue and agree on action points to make the sector viable.

At the end of the dialogue, all stakeholders agreed on the need for improved varieties, certified pesticides & fertilizers, and a well-structured producer network.

Through HortiFresh’s multi-stakeholder engagement, the Tuobodom Tomato Farmers Association has constituted bye-laws to govern activities of the Association.