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September 2012

Other Market Actors

The Curious Case of the Market Preacher

The Ghanaian market is filled with a cacophony of sounds – vehicle engines and horns, the occasional radio playing music or talk shows, women calling to potential customers, and in some markets, loudspeakers blasting to make market-wide announcements. Distinct calls are made for certain kinds of goods. Hawkers sell UV-treated Read more…

By Jenna Burrell, 11 yearsSeptember 24, 2012 ago
Market Women

Managing Seasons and Scarcity

An experience with phone theft reveals how critical the phone had become for a wholesaler of plantains at a small market on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana. The mobile phone is critical to maintaining personal relationships with suppliers to ensure supply during seasonal periods of scarcity. It is an important Read more…

By Jenna Burrell, 11 yearsSeptember 10, 2012 ago
Farming

The Farmer, Rural Shandong Province, China

A profile of a farmer whose main concern isn’t increasing profits, but being able to reliably predict his income. Read more…

By Luisa Beck, 11 yearsSeptember 4, 2012 ago
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