The Ministry of Trade and Industry has stated that it is taking the necessary steps to aid in the stock increase of various made in Ghana goods on the shelves of supermarkets in the country.
This follows a recent survey by an international business advisory firm, which revealed that only 26% of ‘made in ghana’ goods are sold in Ghanaian supermarkets.
These results were reached after the research firm surveyed nine of the leading supermarkets and two fuel stations in Accra.
Reacting to this, the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Price Boakye, stated that Most of these supermarkets are privately owned.
For which reason, nobody through whatever law can compel a private entity to stock made in Ghana products.
But what can be done is to engage them and get them to appreciate the quality of the local goods
He stressed, “Through the One District, One Factory project we are ensuring that every product that comes out of the project has been duly certified by the Ghana Standards Authority just to ensure that they are fit for purpose in terms of quality and standards. For this reason, some of the supermarkets will be assured that these are quality products that they can stock in their supermarkets.”
According to Konfidants, the result is an improvement as compared to the 2019 survey when only 18 percent of goods surveyed were Ghanaian products.
However, despite a huge growth in the number of multinational supermarkets in the last decade in the country, the invasion is yet to be translated into an avenue for local manufacturers to make money.
They have asked policymakers and key stakeholders to review the shelf presence of made-in-Ghana goods.
