GOOD PACKAGING IS THE SECRET TO INCREASE VALUE AND EXPORT

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced measures to set up a policy that will improve the packaging of locally produced food items.

According to the ministry, the initiative will aid the implementation of the Planting for Food and Jobs policy and package food for local consumption and export.

The Director, in charge of Value Chain and Logistics at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Mr. Papa Bartels was optimistic the policy will help Ghanaian exporters to be competitive on the international market.

The government is pushing at developing export programs, and good packaging is key in growing export. Good packaging, labeling and traceability are the only ways Ghana can get competitive on the global market. “We have cases where labeling on the package is so bad that it gets to that end and the goods were rejected. Good packaging and labeling will also create a good image for Ghana.

Mr. Bartels He spoke at the sidelines of a work shop organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) under the theme ‘Improving Food Packaging for Small and Medium Agro Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa’.