{"id":312551,"date":"2017-04-20T15:21:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T15:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=312551"},"modified":"2017-04-20T15:21:01","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T15:21:01","slug":"trade-ministry-urges-exporters-to-improve-packaging-of-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/trade-ministry-urges-exporters-to-improve-packaging-of-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade Ministry urges exporters to improve packaging of products"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced measures to set up a policy that will improve the packaging of locally produced food items.<\/p>\n
According to the ministry, the initiative will aid the implementation of the Planting for Food and Jobs policy as well as the One-District One-Factory project to preserve and package food for local consumption and export.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Citi Business News<\/strong> on the issue, 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.<\/p>\n \u201cThe bane of our development has a lot to do with marketing. For instance the current government is pushing at developing effective export programs and if you want to export, packaging is key because if you send any product that has a wishy-washy packaging it sometimes will be rejected from the export end,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Stressing on the need to enhance packaging, Mr. Bartels maintained that it is the only way Ghana can get competitive on the global market.<\/p>\n