date:May 30, 2019
postpone the ban, arguing it will affect the businesses of about 4,000 farmers.
But the authorities want to avoid restrictions being imposed by the EU, which only lifted its last ban on contaminated vegetables from Ghana last year. The nation already risks a complete EU ban over its leafy vegetable exports.
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has defended the decision to place a temporary ban on the export of leafy vegetables. The Ministry said the decision has become necessary as a result of