{"id":71,"date":"2025-02-22T02:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T00:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/?p=71"},"modified":"2026-04-02T21:55:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:55:22","slug":"savelugu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/index.php\/2025\/02\/22\/savelugu\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Trip – Savelugu \/ Northern Region of Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Karin Altmann and Nana Opoku<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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On our trip to Savelugu, we had an audience with the paramount chief to learn more about the contemporary status of cotton farming in the region.<\/p>\n

Through this meeting, we discovered how shifts in agricultural practices and market demands have impacted local spinners and weavers.<\/p>\n

The chief\u2019s perspective underlined the importance of cultural leadership and community support in sustaining intangible heritage like cotton spinning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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