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‘I make GH¢1,000 a day from selling mortar and pestle’ — SHS graduate reveals
An SHS graduate has revealed how selling traditional kitchen items, particularly mortars and pestles, has become a lucrative source of income for him.
According to the young entrepreneur, he can make as much as GH¢1,000 in a single day from the business, challenging the perception that success after secondary school must necessarily come through formal employment.
The revelation highlights the growing number of young people turning to small-scale businesses and traditional trades as alternative sources of livelihood.
Mortars and pestles remain widely used in Ghanaian households, particularly for preparing traditional foods such as fufu, while sellers also supply the products to markets and individual buyers.
The graduate’s experience demonstrates how identifying demand for everyday products can create an income-generating opportunity, even without securing a conventional office job.
His claim of earning GH¢1,000 daily, however, represents his reported income and should not be taken as a typical or guaranteed return for everyone in the business.