Kpandai, Eastern Corridor, Ghana
Without knowing the prices in larger markets, Ama Prosper used to always sell her groundnuts in the local market, where she can only sell small quantities and for prices that she has no room to negotiate. For years, she went once a week during the local market day to sell a bowl (5-7 kg). "When you sell a bowl" she says "people measure it with their arm, they always cheat you". Now that she knows the prices for groundnuts in Accra from her Esoko SMS price alerts, she waits for someone she knows to go to Accra and sends along a Bag (100 kg) with them to sell, giving her higher profit and more peace of mind.
