加纳启动了6 000英亩番茄农场,以削减进口,加强粮食安全。 Ghana launches 6,000-acre tomato farm to cut imports and boost food security.

加纳正在Afram平原发起一个6 000英亩的番茄农场,由西班牙一家农业综合企业公司和政府提供支持,以结束对进口番茄糊的依赖。 Ghana is launching a 6,000-acre tomato farm in the Afram Plains, backed by a Spanish agribusiness firm and the government, to end reliance on imported tomato paste. 该项目试行两年,产量强劲,旨在提高国内生产和加工,减少每年进口损失6亿美元,并创造就业机会。 The project, piloted for two years with strong yields, aims to boost domestic production and processing, reduce annual losses of $600 million from imports, and create jobs. 加纳农产企业商会警告说,基础设施落后和收获后损失使经济损失数十亿美元,并公布了一项五年战略,呼吁投资32亿美元,以建立当地种子到现成系统,降低进口成本和加强粮食安全。 The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana warns that poor infrastructure and post-harvest losses cost the economy billions, and has unveiled a five-year strategy calling for $3.2 billion in investment to build a local seed-to-shelf system, cut import costs, and strengthen food security.