Ghana Export Authority urged to deal with setbacks hindering export
Speaking at a three-day retreat to strategies on effective service delivery for GEPA, Mr Ahenkorah said the many hindrances to exports in the country, including the multiplicity of inspection by various government bodies and a ban on vegetable and fruit exports to the EU, must be addressed expeditiously to boost exports.
“As I speak the EU has banned importation of vegetables and fruits to the EU. They have come twice to assess and we have lost and they are coming again in September,” the Deputy Minister said and urged GEPA to help curb the problem.
Mr Ahenkorah said the Ministry of Trade and Industry on its part had started pushing to get the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, which was responsible for the agency checking the exports, to up their game because it was very demeaning for the country to have its exports returned.
“Very soon we will proactively get the problems resolved,” he said, adding that GEPA must use its authority to also stamp something out”.
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