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Ghana loses $10m over the ban of these vegetables on the EU market
Under the vegetable importation ban placed on Ghana by the EU market, the country lost about $10m
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The ban placed on some vegetable from Ghana to the EU market was due to the poor inspection of infested vegetables in the country.
The West African country Ghana was under the ban by the food and veterinary office of the European Commission.
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The vegetables include chilli, aubergine, gourds among others.
However, Ghana has worked its way to put in place mechanisms to have a hygienic system.
According to the Ghana Export Promotion Council, the country has put in place a lab and a traceability system which is expected to seeing the ban being lifted by September 21.
They explain that a device which can track pest infested farms have been acquired to help salvage the situation
The council also say moth and insects infected vegetables were glossed over by the inspection organization PPISG.
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European Union inspectorate believe that it is likely the ban may be lifted on September 12 to clear the tainted image of Ghana.
Background
In 2015 the EU threatened to sanction Ghana over some worm-infested vegetables to European markets which did not meet the EU markets standards because they were rotten by the time they arrived at EU.
Government subsequently banned the export of such produce. Prior to this, Ghana had been slapped with a three months ban in 2014 after the EU intercepted some vegetables containing harmful organisms.
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The three-month ban was to be lifted at the end of September 2014 when adequate corrective measures were implemented.
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