AdvertisementThe Public Relations Officer of the Plantain Sellers Association at the Agbogbloshie Market, Auntie Kyeraa has attributed the aerial amount of plantain to the abridgement in accessible farmlands for its cultivation. Speaking in an account with Onuonline, she declared that, "the amount of plantain is skyrocketing because they accept acclimated the farmlands for mining (galamsey)"
"Also, the adolescence are not complex in agriculture as compared to the antecedent years and the age-old are not able to do more," she added
Charity Etornam a plantain agent who goes to Sehwi for aggregate acquirement and sells to retailers at Agbogbloshie bazaar said, "plantain is in abbreviate accumulation and the prices are not decidedly bargain because alike at the acreage aboideau it is expensive"
Charity Etornam For her part, Akosua Esther, additionally a retailer, acclaimed that "the prices are abbreviation gradually because of the 'apem' (a array of plantain). I awash one hundred and fifty thousand two months ago. I will advertise it like one hundred cedis and eighty cedis, but from abutting ages going, the prices will be decidedly reduced." Akosua Esther By Regina Akua Sarpomaa