Abstract:
In Ghana's Upper East Region, the smock (fugu) industry employs both educated and uneducated
people. Despite many announcements by successive governments to help improve the sector, it
continues to face several obstacles. As a result, the aim of this paper is to reveal some of the
issues and problems encountered by the industry. The study was carried out in the Upper East
region of Ghana; Bolgatanga Municipal, Bongo District, and Kassena-Nankana Municipal.
Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect information for the survey. A total of 90
producers and 75 marketers were surveyed in this study. The study discovered that the industry
of smock weaving and stitching faces several machinery problems. Many fugu production
centres lack the necessary facilities to accommodate all apprentices. Additionally, because
markets are scarce at places where the fugu fabrics are sewn into smocks, marketing the goods
becomes difficult. As a result, the study suggests that the Assemblies offer the necessary help to
the producers, and this can take any form, being it festivals and markets, as well as loans to help
them display their goods and buy more yarns.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Fashion Design and Textile Education, Faculty of
Vocational Education, submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, University of
Education, Winneba in partial fulfilment of the requirements for award of the Master of
Technology (Fashion Design and Textile) degree.
AMINAH RUTH
(190010388)
DECEMBER, 2021
