      | ABOUT ASEBU, GHANA Asebu is a medium-sized town located near the Citrus and lime fruit crops, and their related processing industries are of paramount importance to this community. The industry is organized into elaborate networks of local farmers, traders, wholesalers, processors, marketers, and transporters. Most of the larger operators of processing plants have shut down, leaving the workforce of factory workers mostly unemployed. Typically, any farming or market operation is a family affair, with men dominating as the farmers, laborers, and land-owners. Women mostly operate as laborers, processors and traders (although there is a small minority of women who own their own farming land, and are successful entrepreneurs.) They often also run the market stands selling the fruits, or they just walk along the road selling to drivers, buses and pedestrians alike. Children are often employed in the business. Most families cannot afford the basic necessities required to send their children to school (textbooks, pencils, preparatory fees, etc.) Many parents rely on the labor and skills of their young ones to help their family earn a living. |
