{"id":203933,"date":"2024-07-28T17:17:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T17:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/28\/tomato-farmers-in-kwahu-hwehwe-lament-low-purchasing-prices-offered-by-market-women\/"},"modified":"2024-07-28T17:17:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T17:17:57","slug":"tomato-farmers-in-kwahu-hwehwe-lament-low-purchasing-prices-offered-by-market-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/28\/tomato-farmers-in-kwahu-hwehwe-lament-low-purchasing-prices-offered-by-market-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomato farmers in Kwahu Hwehwe lament low purchasing prices offered by market women \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>A\u00a0video\u00a0circulating on social media captures the farmers of Kwahu Hwehwe lamenting the low purchasing prices offered by market women.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the farmers, a significant portion of their\u00a0<strong>tomato<\/strong>\u00a0harvest is being bought at very low prices despite the large quantities available.<\/p>\n<p>The farmers lament that, irrespective of their pricing demands, they are at a disadvantage because they do not possess any power.<\/p>\n<p>One farmer, granting an interview, lamented that failing to adhere to the market women\u2019s demands leaves their produce to waste.<\/p>\n<p>He is, therefore, calling on the government to come to their aid to address the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are at a disadvantage. We harvest a lot of produce for little money. We don\u2019t know what is happening. When we refuse to sell to them at such low prices, our harvest goes to waste. We are pleading with the government to come to our aid,\u201d the farmer stated.<\/p>\n<p>Watch video below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tomato farmers in Kwahu Hwehwe, in a recent interview with Kwahu Ambassador, lamented the lack of available markets and the low purchasing prices offered by market women, noting that a large bowl of tomatoes now sells for just 100 cedis. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zyaGEiiInP\">pic.twitter.com\/zyaGEiiInP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 EDHUB\ud83c\udf0d\u2139 (@eddie_wrt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eddie_wrt\/status\/1817126917197135927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>tigpost.co  <\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0video\u00a0circulating on social media captures the farmers of Kwahu Hwehwe lamenting the low purchasing prices offered by market women. According to the farmers, a significant portion of their\u00a0tomato\u00a0harvest is being bought at very low prices despite the large quantities available. 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