Chamba, Northern GhanaNawagn Bugum, who himself does not have a mobile phone, often asks his brother to request prices from Esoko via SMS for him. After the last harvest of maize, he had 5 bags packed and ready to sell. With a request made by his brother, he knew that the prices in Ejura were 1.5 times higher than the local market prices. With the revenue of this deal made in Ejura, he was able to pay the national health insurance for himself and his family that had just expired.
