Fanteakwa South: Pestle And Mortar Traders Lament Over Poor Sales, Accuse Forestry Commission And Invention Of Fufu Pounding Machines
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Fufu is a traditional food in Ghana enjoyed by many tribes if not all the tribes but a major food for Akans especially the Ashantis.
It’s preparation since time immemorial has been by the use of pestle and mortar until the introduction of fufu pounding machines.
Even as fufu still remains the favourite of the masses, traders of pestle and mortar in the fanteakwa south district in the eastern region of Ghana lament bitterly over poor sales.
In an exclusive interview with Radio1news, these traders accused the forestry commission and the introduction of fufu pounding machines into the system.
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According to them, the forestry commission has restricted their entries into the forests and also felling of trees to produce the materials (i.e. pestle and mortar) which make their access to the basic difficult.
However, they added that people also go in for fufu pounding machines and which they find as stress free, fast and convenient in working with but advised that they use the traditional way because the pestle and mortar add additional medicine to the food.
They therefore used the opportunity to appeal to the government to as a matter of concern, come to their aid to implement all the necessary conditions to help boost their business.
