WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY

Introduction: Ghana has had a fairly good amount of rainfall over the past 3 months and that has had an impact in the production of food crops in all the farming areas of the country. The Ghana Statistical Service has also reported that the downward trend in Ghana’s inflationary rate can be partly attributed to the successes chalked in the agricultural sector. What the People Say brings you views from market women at the Mallam Atta market in Accra: ADISA IBRAHIM (TOMATO PASTE SELLER) “ The stability in the price of fuel, petrol and diesel especially has affected the prices of food items positively over sometime now and it is likely to be so as we draw nearer to the end of the year. The nature of the prices of food stuffs sold on the market are such that when the price of fuel is increased it affects the income of the drivers and they have no option than to increase the cost of transportation and that is what is reflected on the prices of the food items sold on the market. ...

RITA QUANSAH (STUDENT) “ I live in Accra but I come from here (Mando) and I must say that I am impressed by all I have seen since I came back home a few days ago. One thing which struck me most is the massive expansion of electricity to many homes and neighbouring villages where there wasn’t electricity. I have also noticed that the children and the elderly aren’t carrying buckets of water like they used to do and which is an indication that pipe borne water has reached many homes here at Mando. I have also noticed that many more new buildings are springing up but the pot holes on the roads leading to this town are just too many. My siblings have also told me that there is a lot of reproductive health education going on under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and that is a very good programme which would impact positively on the youth in this area especially the female gender.”   ISAAC ODWIRE (FARMER) “ There is a festival currently going on here and what it has done...