ICOUR earmarks 500 hectares for tomato production to reduce imports

ICOUR earmarks 500 hectares for tomato production to reduce imports

The Irrigation Company of Upper Region Limited (ICOUR) has earmarked 500 hectares of land under the Tono and Vea Irrigation Schemes for tomato production as part of efforts to reduce Ghana’s dependence on imported tomatoes. The initiative, according to Dr Dominic Atogumsekiya Anarigide, Managing Director of ICOUR, is aimed at reviving the company’s past glory as a major producer of quality tomatoes while supporting government’s agenda to achieve…