Yaw Osei-Asare

Stakeholders in the agriculture value chain have lamented the poor nature of roads, which they say is contributing to the current high food prices in urban settlements. They said while food prices have been on a downward trend on the global market for more than a year now, domestic foods prices continue to skyrocket – making it difficult for Ghanaians to cope. According to an agriculture economist and a senior lecturer at the University of Ghana’s Agriculture Economics and Agribusiness Department, Yaw Osei-Asare, bad roads play a major role in price hikes as drivers have to spend more on servicing…