Hike in onion price hits Upper East Region of Ghana

Published 2021년 11월 14일

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The article reports a significant increase in the price of onions in Bolgatanga, located in Ghana's Upper East Region. Locally grown onions, sold under Bolga, have seen their price rise from GH¢120 to GH¢150 to GH¢300 per bag, while Niger-grown onions are now selling for GH¢170, up from GH¢100. The price hike is primarily due to the adverse effects of the rainy season on onion farming, with farmers facing challenges such as waterlogged lands and the need for constant ventilation to prevent rot. As a result, farmers are abandoning onion cultivation in favor of more profitable and less labor-intensive crops. This situation has led to a severe onion shortage in the market, forcing sellers to import onions from Burkina Faso.

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Correspondence from Upper East Region There is currently a hike in the prices of onions in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region, GhanaWeb’s Upper East Regional correspondent has confirmed. Already, there are two kinds of onions sold at the markets Bolga which are namely, the Niger grown and the locally grown onions predominantly grown in areas like Garu, Serbuni, Kulungungu, Mognori Pusiga Jentiiga, all in Bawku. According to GhanaWeb’s Upper East Regional correspondent, a bag of the locally grown onions which was initially sold between GH¢120 and GH¢150 are now going for GH¢300, while a bag of the Niger grown ones which was sold at GH¢100, is now selling at GH¢170. Initially, six to seven medium-sized locally grown onions were sold at GH¢2 and currently, about six very small sized ones which are on the verge of getting rotten, are sold for GH¢2. GhanaWeb’s Upper East Regional correspondent, Sarah Dubure, engaged some dealers in the vegetable selling space to find ...

Source: Ghanaweb