GH¢1,000 Daily: Inside the world of plantain packers in Asante Akyem Agogo

For some workers in Asante Akyem Agogo, one of Ghana’s major plantain-producing hubs, packing plantain into sacks can bring in as much as GH¢1,000 a day, depending on the number of sacks they manage to fill.

In a video shared on X on October 13, 2026, some plantain packers in the area opened up about their daily workload, revealing that they can fill between 40 and 50 sacks on a good day.

The workers said they are paid GH¢20 for every sack they fill, meaning that packing 50 sacks could earn them GH¢1,000 in a day.

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“We are able to pack 40–50 sacks every day, and each sack we fill costs GH¢20,” one of the packers said.

Another also disclosed that he combines the work with farming, explaining that he had gone to work on his farm before returning to pack plantain into sacks.

Their accounts offer a glimpse into the alternative income routes behind the booming plantain business in Agogo, where workers play a role in preparing the produce from the farm gates to commercial centers in big cities.

Watch the video below

“We are able to pack 40–50 sacks every day, and each sack we fill costs GH¢20.”

— Plantain packers in Asante Akyem Agogo, one of Ghana’s largest plantain-producing hubs, reveal how many sacks they can pack daily and how much they earn per sack. https://t.co/cSCyTfybNB

— 𝐀𝐒𝐊 (@askghmedia) October 13, 2026

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