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Photos show Ghana’s female oyster farmers sustaining a generational practice

TSOKOMEY, Ghana (AP) — In Ghana’s coastal mangroves, women are making efforts to sustain oyster farming, a key livelihood in coastal mangroves.

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Photos show Ghana's female oyster farmers sustaining a generational practice

Oyster farmer Beatrice Nutekpor poses for a photograph in the Densu estuary where she harvests oysters at Tsokomey, Ghana, Aug. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

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By Misper Apawu The Associated Press

TSOKOMEY, Ghana (AP) — In Ghana’s coastal mangroves, women are making efforts to sustain oyster farming, a key livelihood in coastal mangroves.

Hundreds of women in the West African nation were trained in eco-friendly farming methods for oysters, including mangrove planting and preservation, but one such program has ended amid U.S. aid cuts.

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