Pwalugu Tomato Factory
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 for the local market as well as for export.[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] The factory has struggled to maintain operations. Consequently, it has undergone a number of corporate reorganisations, most recently in 2014.[4]
After an extended closure, it recommenced operations in 2006 as Northern Star Tomato Company.[5][6] At that time, it could not operate to full capacity.[citation needed]
To sustain the factory's operation, President Nkrumah established the Vea Irrigation and the Tono Irrigation facilities in the Upper East Region of Ghana to produce raw materials to feed the factory.[citation needed]
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.[7]
As of 2011, the factory had the capacity to handle 500 tonnes of raw tomatoes per day.[8]
References
- ↑ "Pwalugu Tomato Factory faces closure". MyJoyOnline.com. 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ↑ "Pwalugu tomato factory will be revamped - Upper East Regional Minister-designate". www.ghanaweb.com. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ↑ "Save Northern Star Tomato Factory". Daily Graphic. 9 February 2011. p. 7.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 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. Search this book on
- ↑ ABK (2015-12-14). "What led to the closure of Pwalugu Tomato Factory ?". News Ghana. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ↑ Ofosu, Eric Antwi (2011-12-16). Sustainable Irrigation Development in the White Volta Sub-Basin. CRC Press. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-415-62103-8. Search this book on
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