Tomato farmers ask government to address their plight or...

Bolgatanga, Nov 18, GNA - Tomato farmers in the Upper East Region on Friday issued a threat that they would not vote for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party if the government fails to address their plight.

The farmers, who issued the threat in a communiqu=E9 at a forum organized by Trade Aid in Bolgatanga, expressed dismay about the government's inability to revamp the Northern Star Tomato Factory and to ensure a ready market for tomato producers.

This, they noted, posed a lot of frustrations as they went through a lot of drudgery to produce the vegetable '