{
  "id": 7987985,
  "title": "End to tomato imports • Govt rolls out plan to produce 400,000 tonnes yearly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/end-to-tomato-imports-govt-rolls-out-plan-to-produce-400-000-tonnes",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T08:47:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/end-to-tomato-imports-govt-rolls-out-plan-to-produce-400000-tonnes-yearly/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ghanaian government has announced a new initiative to end the country's reliance on imported tomatoes and boost local production. Dubbed the Ghana Tomato Self-Sufficiency Initiative (GHATSI), the project aims to produce 400,000 tonnes of tomatoes annually by the 2026/2027 production cycle. The first phase of the initiative, in partnership with FarmMate Limited, will focus on cultivating 100,000 metric tonnes of tomatoes across 10,000 acres in 40 districts spread across 12 regions and more than 100 communities.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}