{"id":248371,"date":"2024-11-10T16:36:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T16:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/10\/selling-street-food-in-ghana-the-untold-stories-of-wealth\/"},"modified":"2024-11-10T16:36:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T16:36:05","slug":"selling-street-food-in-ghana-the-untold-stories-of-wealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/10\/selling-street-food-in-ghana-the-untold-stories-of-wealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling Street Food in Ghana: The untold stories of wealth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/347\/34779692.295.jpg\" alt=\"Christian has sold roasted plantain for 6 years\" title=\"Christian has sold roasted plantain for 6 years\" width=\"295\" height=\"139\"> <span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Christian has sold roasted plantain for 6 years<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"article-123\">Some jobs are often undermined due to their nature and the conditions under which those who engage in them work.<\/p>\n<p>Selling food on the streets may look common but those who engage in it have different tales to tell.<\/p>\n<p>Some have been able to erect their own homes, buy lands and take their children through school.<\/p>\n<p>A middle-aged man, Christian, in an interview with GhanaWeb, highlighted the benefits of entrepreneurship after he quit his job as a national security person to sell roasted maize and plantain on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, he has been selling street food, precisely roasted plantain and maize for 6 years and has been able to cater for his family.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the business may be female-dominated, Christian said he remained unperturbed about public opinion and forged ahead since he was making a profit.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if the business is a profitable venture, he said \u201cIt is better than sitting at home. It helps. That\u2019s what I&#8217;ve used to take care of my children and their education. I have four children. One is in the University of Ghana, and one is in Okuapeman SHS. This business has enabled me to take care of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI usually roast corn. I was working with National Security, but I stopped to do this job, and it&#8217;s better than working for someone else,\u201d he said in an interview on GhanaWeb TV.<\/p>\n<p>He said people will laugh at you, \u201cbut if you know what you are doing, you don\u2019t mind. I\u2019ve been able to use this to take care of my children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christian lamented the current economic status of the country attributing it to the high cost of street food in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, in Ghana, due to economic hardships, everything is expensive, even the charcoal we use. Therefore, you have to price it in a way that allows you to make a profit. Even food prices have increased,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Another woman who also sells roasted plantain in Dome recounted how through savings, she has been able to buy land and build a house. <\/p>\n<p>She noted that the business has helped her to cater for her children\u2019s education and their entire livelihood.<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch the video below<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p>SSD\/ ADG<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>play videoChristian has sold roasted plantain for 6 years Some jobs are often undermined due to their nature and the conditions under which those who engage in them work. Selling food on the streets may look common but those who engage in it have different tales to tell. 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