Ghanaian onion traders stuck at border with Niger

Ghanaian onion traders who have been stuck on the border of Niger and Benin for a long time have appealed to their president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene and ensure that about 70 trucks of onions are transported from Niger to Ghana (via Benin) be released. Due to the closure of the border after the coup in Niger, these trucks and their drivers have been stranded at the border for weeks. In addition, Eric Opoku, member of the parliament's food and agriculture committee, criticized the Ghanaian government for importing vegetables that should have been grown under the Planting for Food and Jobs program: "It is clear that in Ghana we can't grow enough onions to meet domestic demand. So we import a lot of onions from Niger. We spend more than $100 million annually on importing onions and ginger to support local production. ...