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'''Pwalugu |
'''Pwalugu Tomato Factory''', also known as the '''Northern Star Tomato Company''', is a [[Ghana]]ian tomato processing plant located in Pwalugu in the [[Upper East Region]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-03-05|title=Pwalugu Tomato Factory faces closure|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/business/pwalugu-tomato-factory-faces-closure/|access-date=2020-08-08|website=MyJoyOnline.com|language=en-US}}</ref> The factory produces puree and paste.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-01|title=Pwalugu tomato factory will be revamped - Upper East Regional Minister-designate|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Pwalugu-tomato-factory-will-be-revamped-Upper-East-Regional-Minister-designate-697108|access-date=2020-08-08|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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== History == |
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The factory was established by [[Kwame Nkrumah]], Ghana's first president.<ref>{{cite news|title=Save Northern Star Tomato Factory|date=9 February 2011|page=7|work=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)|Daily Graphic]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UIFzaBNkz8gC&pg=PA7|last1=Tetteh|first1=Ransford}}</ref> Construction was completed in 1961, along with several other factories built around the same time to further the Nkrumah government's policy of [[Import substitution industrialization|import substitution]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Frimpong Boamah|first1=Emmanuel|last2=Sumberg|first2=James|date=December 2019|title=The long overhang of bad decisions in agro-industrial development: Sugar and tomato paste in Ghana|journal=Food Policy|language=en|volume=89|pages=101786|doi=10.1016/j.foodpol.2019.101786|doi-access=free}}</ref> However, the factory did not begin operating until 1973.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Pwalugu tomato factory is also known as The Northern Star Tomato Factory and is located at Pwalugu in the [[Upper East Region]] of Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-03-05|title=Pwalugu Tomato Factory faces closure|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/business/pwalugu-tomato-factory-faces-closure/|access-date=2020-08-08|website=MyJoyOnline.com|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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After an extended closure, it recommenced operations in 2006 as Northern Star Tomato Company.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Kwarteng|first1=E. Kojo|last2=Glover|first2=Benjamin|date=1 June 2006|title=Boost for Northern Star Tomato Company|page=34|work=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)|Daily Graphic]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YPu_bROjL1gC&pg=PA34}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Awo|first=Martha A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ynL4K_aapwEC|title=Marketing and Market Queens: A Study of Tomato Farmers in the Upper East Region of Ghana|date=2012|publisher=[[LIT Verlag]]|isbn=978-3-643-90234-4|pages=120|language=en}}</ref> At that time, it did not operate at full capacity.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Background == |
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To sustain the factory’s efficient operation, President Nkrumah, established the Vea Irrigation and the Tono Irrigation facilities in the Upper East Region to produce raw materials to feed the factory. In 2006, under the reign of President John Agyekum Kufuor, the factory was revamped but could not operate to full capacity. Also in 2009, through the Ministry of Trade and Industry, assisted the factory with funds to retool the factory, pay the salaries of its staff as well as purchase tomatoes from farmers. |
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In 2009, the [[Ministry of Trade and Industry (Ghana)|Ministry of Trade and Industry]] provided funding to pay staff salaries and purchase tomatoes from farmers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=ABK|date=2015-12-14|title=What led to the closure of Pwalugu Tomato Factory ?|url=https://newsghana.com.gh/what-led-to-the-closure-of-pwalugu-tomato-factory/|access-date=2020-08-08|website=News Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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As of 2011, the factory had the capacity to handle 500 tonnes of raw tomatoes per day.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ofosu|first=Eric Antwi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W7uK8K7p_vAC&pg=PA171|title=Sustainable Irrigation Development in the White Volta Sub-Basin|date=2011-12-16|publisher=[[CRC Press]]|isbn=978-0-415-62103-8|pages=171|language=en}}</ref> It underwent its most recent corporate reorganisation in 2014.<ref name=":0" /> |
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The factory was featured in the 2019 [[Deutsche Welle]] documentary ''Tomatoes and Greed: The Exodus of Ghana's Farmers''.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/rlPZ0Bev99s Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200123004243/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlPZ0Bev99s Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlPZ0Bev99s| title = Tomatoes and greed – the exodus of Ghana's farmers {{!}} DW Documentary | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It has been reported that the factory had collapsed owing to the deprivation of the requisite tomato supply to let it work at the least level.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Awal|first=Mohammed|date=2021-09-22|title=Inadequate tomato supply killed Pwalugu Tomato Factory|url=https://thebftonline.com/2021/09/22/inadequate-tomato-supply-killed-pwalugu-tomato-factory/|access-date=2021-12-29|website=The Business & Financial Times|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Pwalugu Tomato Factory now a 'ghost house' - The Pulse on JoyNews (16-10-18)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmqlUG_fhqQ|language=en|access-date=2021-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=ABK|title=What led to the closure of Pwalugu Tomato Factory ? {{!}} News Ghana|url=https://newsghana.com.gh/what-led-to-the-closure-of-pwalugu-tomato-factory/|access-date=2021-12-29|website=newsghana.com.gh/|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-19|title=Pwalugu: Tomato factory will be operational next year - BRC|url=https://www.a1radioonline.com/46682/pwalugu-tomato-factory-will-be-operational-next-year-brc/index.html|access-date=2021-12-29|website=A1 Radio Bolgatanga|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-13|title=Minister seeks support to revamp Pwalugu Tomato factory|url=https://citifmonline.com/2017/08/minister-seeks-support-to-revamp-pwalugu-tomato-factory/|access-date=2021-12-29|website=Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Wenchi Tomato Factory]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:46, 22 October 2022
Pwalugu Tomato Factory, also known as the Northern Star Tomato Company, is a Ghanaian tomato processing plant located in Pwalugu in the Upper East Region.[1] The factory produces puree and paste.[2]
History
The factory was established by Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president.[3] Construction was completed in 1961, along with several other factories built around the same time to further the Nkrumah government's policy of import substitution.[4] However, the factory did not begin operating until 1973.[4]
After an extended closure, it recommenced operations in 2006 as Northern Star Tomato Company.[5][6] At that time, it did not operate at full capacity.[7]
In 2009, the Ministry of Trade and Industry provided funding to pay staff salaries and purchase tomatoes from farmers.[7]
As of 2011, the factory had the capacity to handle 500 tonnes of raw tomatoes per day.[8] It underwent its most recent corporate reorganisation in 2014.[4]
The factory was featured in the 2019 Deutsche Welle documentary Tomatoes and Greed: The Exodus of Ghana's Farmers.[9] It has been reported that the factory had collapsed owing to the deprivation of the requisite tomato supply to let it work at the least level.[10][11][12][13][14]
See also
References
- ^ "Pwalugu Tomato Factory faces closure". MyJoyOnline.com. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Pwalugu tomato factory will be revamped - Upper East Regional Minister-designate". www.ghanaweb.com. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Tetteh, Ransford (9 February 2011). "Save Northern Star Tomato Factory". Daily Graphic. p. 7.
- ^ a b c Frimpong Boamah, Emmanuel; Sumberg, James (December 2019). "The long overhang of bad decisions in agro-industrial development: Sugar and tomato paste in Ghana". Food Policy. 89: 101786. doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2019.101786.
- ^ Kwarteng, E. Kojo; Glover, Benjamin (1 June 2006). "Boost for Northern Star Tomato Company". Daily Graphic. p. 34.
- ^ Awo, Martha A. (2012). Marketing and Market Queens: A Study of Tomato Farmers in the Upper East Region of Ghana. LIT Verlag. p. 120. ISBN 978-3-643-90234-4.
- ^ a b ABK (14 December 2015). "What led to the closure of Pwalugu Tomato Factory ?". News Ghana. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Ofosu, Eric Antwi (16 December 2011). Sustainable Irrigation Development in the White Volta Sub-Basin. CRC Press. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-415-62103-8.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Tomatoes and greed – the exodus of Ghana's farmers | DW Documentary. YouTube.
- ^ Awal, Mohammed (22 September 2021). "Inadequate tomato supply killed Pwalugu Tomato Factory". The Business & Financial Times. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Pwalugu Tomato Factory now a 'ghost house' - The Pulse on JoyNews (16-10-18), retrieved 29 December 2021
- ^ ABK. "What led to the closure of Pwalugu Tomato Factory ? | News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh/. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Pwalugu: Tomato factory will be operational next year - BRC". A1 Radio Bolgatanga. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Minister seeks support to revamp Pwalugu Tomato factory". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2021.