Rural Life in Ghana

Villages surrounding the towns and cities supply the markets and roadside stalls with produce to sell. Many people have moved to the towns mainly to find work. But most of these people still maintain strong links with the country. The country is important to them both as a source of food and because of family ties.

Research has found that most people rent rather than buy their homes in the towns. It is not that they do not have enough money to buy houses. They prefer to send back to their relatives in the villages. Many people look forward to spending their savings on building their own houses in the villages. The style and appearance of villages depend on where they are located. In the more luscious south the huts cluster beneath the trees and are surrounded by bushes and banana groves.