The much-awaited Walewale Watermelon Factory, has finally been commissioned in Walewale by Vice President Dr.
Mahamudu Bawumia, leaving a number of peasant farmers relieved and excited.
Walewale and its environs are endowed with rich watermelon harvest, but due to the lack of market, the farmers suffer perennial post-harvest losses, and the commissioning of the factory, effectively ends this age-long problem for the farmers.
The Walewale Watermelon Processing Company, built by Champion Foods and Beverages, with funding from the Ghana Eximbank, is expected to produce about 10 metric tonnes of watermelon and various juice beverages per hour when the factory begins operations.