Tomatoes and greed - The exodus of Ghana's farmers | DW Documentary

Summary by Krater

This video examines how cheap European and Chinese tomato imports have devastated Ghana's domestic tomato farming industry, forcing farmers into poverty and leading many to migrate to Europe as undocumented seasonal workers facing harsh exploitation in Italy.

From the video

Answers: Why are tomato farmers in Ghana struggling and migrating to Europe?

• Ghana tomato farming industry
• European and Chinese tomato imports
• Agricultural trade policies
• African migration to Europe
• Seasonal worker exploitation in Italy

What it concludes

• Global trade policies and subsidized agricultural imports from Europe and China have destroyed domestic tomato markets in Ghana.
• Ghana's tomato processing plants have shut down due to unstable power grids, unsuitable tomato varieties, and cheap foreign imports.
• African seasonal workers in southern Italy are heavily exploited by mafia organizations and middlemen known as caporalato.
• European agricultural subsidies and wage dumping result in massive agricultural surpluses exported to international markets.
• Free trade policies and the lifting of customs duties have undermined domestic farming and industrial development across West Africa.