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⚫ | '''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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'''Pwalugu Tomato Factory''' was established by Ghana’s first president, [[Kwame Nkrumah]]. Pwalugu Tomato Factory was set up at the [[Northern Region (Ghana)|Northern Region]] of Ghana to process tomato into puree and paste for the local market as well as for export.<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> It has the capacity to handle 500 tonnes of raw tomatoes per day.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ofosu|first=Eric Antwi|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=W7uK8K7p_vAC&pg=PA171|title=Sustainable Irrigation Development in the White Volta Sub-Basin|date=2011-12-16|publisher=[[CRC Press]]|year=|isbn=978-0-415-62103-8|location=|pages=171|language=en}}</ref> |
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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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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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⚫ | 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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== Background == |
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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.