Business News of Wednesday, 25 March 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comFollowing the imminent tomato shortage in the country, which has become a national concern, the World Bank has revealed that it has secured a $20 million grant to help cushion farmers. We have been able to leverage that initial support to secure a $20 million grant for tomato interventions in Ghana from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and we are now in the phase of designing that intervention. Dr Ashwini Sebastian also disclosed that the Norwegian government has contributed an additional $3 million grant to help address the looming tomato challenges in the country. Tomato Crisis: 'Act now or lose your office' - FABAG tells Agric MinistryAccording to her, the $3 million has been used as seed funding to test tomato seed multiplication and other production interventions. It has been used to test seed multiplication and production interventions using improved, disease-resistant seed varieties, as well as dry-season tomato farming.

Source: GhanaWeb March 25, 2026 01:22 UTC