{"id":207409,"date":"2024-08-08T15:34:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T15:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/08\/plantain-is-expensive-because-farmlands-have-been-used-for-mining-traders\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T15:34:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T15:34:04","slug":"plantain-is-expensive-because-farmlands-have-been-used-for-mining-traders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/08\/plantain-is-expensive-because-farmlands-have-been-used-for-mining-traders\/","title":{"rendered":"Plantain is expensive because farmlands have been used for mining \u2013 Traders \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The Public Relations Officer of the Plantain Sellers Association at the Agbogbloshie Market, Auntie Kyeraa has attributed the high cost of plantain to the reduction in available farmlands for its cultivation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with Onuonline, she stated that, \u201cthe price of plantain is skyrocketing because they have used the farmlands for mining (galamsey)\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-07-at-09.32.02.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293690\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAlso, the youth are not involved in farming as compared to the previous years and the aged are not able to do more,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-07-at-09.32.01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293736\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Charity Etornam a plantain seller who goes to Sehwi for bulk purchase and sells to retailers at Agbogbloshie market said, \u201cplantain is in short supply and the prices are not significantly reduced because even at the farm gate it is expensive\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_293684\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-07-at-09.27.51-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293684\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charity Etornam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For her part, Akosua Esther, also a retailer, noted that \u201cthe prices are reducing gradually because of the \u2018apem\u2019 (a variety of plantain). 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