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Pawpaw farmers and exporters want to see more Ghanaians involved in the growing the fruit.They believe increased interests in the sector would improve output and could potentially contribute more to GDP than even the traditional cocoa and timber.The farmers say the favourable climate, the high demand both locally and abroad and the relatively low investment required to grow the fruit makes it a very lucrative venture.Many entrepreneurs however shy away from the sector and the pawpaw farmers and exporters are not too happy.To reverse this trend, the Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters, is collaborating with the National Horticultural Taskforce and TIPCEE, to raise awareness about the opportunities in the sector.At a stakeholders’ forum in Accra, President of FAGE, Anthony Sikpa, told Joy Business, entrepreneurs must rise to the opportunities in pawpaw export.“As a nation we need to encourage big players who can grow these things and transfer the technology to us,” he stressed.A small holder farmer, Lemuel Charles Mantey who sat through the forum told Joy Business he and his colleagues will put in their best to ensure that Ghana improves her current ranking as the world’s fourth largest producer of pawpaw.
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