You are here: HomeBusiness2014 09 03Article 324136

Ban on Tilapia import will boost local production

This article is closed for comments.

Read Comments Comments (15)

  • The mask 9 years ago

    S.E.X before employment must stop. Employment especially in government must be by qualification which should include BECE and SSSCE results.

    Rape cases are on the increase in Ghana. Judges and WAJU of the Ghana police forc ...
    read full comment

  • Peter 9 years ago

    Wake up. They are still issuing certificates. Corrupt officials are issuing permits for money. Watch out.

  • Baba 9 years ago

    The vast lagoons and rivers with plenty tilapia wasn't enough? Shame on the importers. Cultivate farms and breed tilapia.

  • Concerned 9 years ago

    The talking donkey is at it again. The president thinks he has some of the powers of God. All he needs to do is say it and it happens. The statement by the baby thief, sherry ayetey does not mention the policies in place to a ...
    read full comment

  • gogus 9 years ago

    I admire how serious issues about food security is presented trivially. In Ghana cost of production is very high due to cost of input, technology etc. Albeit what are the policy in place to boost up tilapia or fish farming in ...
    read full comment

  • dan 9 years ago

    the less competition there is in the market the less fish avilible and higher price will be the order of the day mahama voodoo economics of destruction of import jobs continues

  • ZoRRo 9 years ago

    Ha, ha, haaaa, illiteracy is a disease indeed ! Our policy makers are JOKERS ! Merely banning the importation of fish without policies to increase supply would make the price of fish go up and since there is no ban on import ...
    read full comment

  • ema 9 years ago

    EMBRACE FOR HIGER PRICES AND VER SOON OUR POLICY MAKERS ARE JOKERS AND CANT SEE AHEAD THE MESS THEY WILL CREATE

  • Observer 9 years ago

    Yes, seems like a laudable idea but the youth who are targeted to venture into this business space have no capital. My younger brother belongs in this group. He has learned all he needs about this business but has yet to impl ...
    read full comment

  • JK 9 years ago

    A business is a business. Most financial institutions will ask for collateral. That is not unusual. Look around you, and you will find out that Ghana has many people who worked the system and in some cases bankrupted banks. ...
    read full comment

  • sam 9 years ago

    stay away from private busniss mahama
    stop killing jobs in Ghana go work on reducing your high vats and fess and taxes impose on Ghana falks also
    go fight the highest crime rate in Ghana and fhcus on the economy that you ...
    read full comment

  • Ibrahim Shakibu Baako 9 years ago

    Hi,my name is Ibrahim Shakibu Baako and I want to invest in Tilapia business. Can some one help me. I

  • kusa 9 years ago

    As a critic of this government I must admit this is a commendable vision . I do hope it is followed up with the framework and tools to empower Ghanians to pivot and start producing things locally. This move is long overdue. C ...
    read full comment

  • maame 9 years ago

    If efforts are not made to strengthen production capacity of local farmers and remove barriers to production, prices of locally produced tilapia will be higher than imported ones. The same goes for other commodities like imp ...
    read full comment

  • Stick house 9 years ago

    Aquaculture - if you are not careful you will start rich and end up poor. Your thief workers will chop all your investment and working capital..