{"id":761985,"date":"2019-12-10T15:19:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T15:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/10\/22-farmers-rewarded-at-kwahu\/"},"modified":"2019-12-10T15:19:23","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T15:19:23","slug":"22-farmers-rewarded-at-kwahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/10\/22-farmers-rewarded-at-kwahu\/","title":{"rendered":"22 Farmers Rewarded At Kwahu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Samuel Nuertey, Deputy Eastern Regional Minister presenting a certificate to the best farmer of Lower Manya Krobo<\/strong><\/p>\n

TWENTY-TWO farmers were presented with awards at the
\n35th National Farmers\u2019 Day celebration at Kwahu Praso II in the Kwahu South
\nDistrict of the Eastern Region.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A 52-year-old Haruna Longman Gyabre of Adawso emerged as
\nthe overall district best farmer.\u00a0 He was presented with a certificate, a
\ntricycle, a wheelbarrow, knapsack spray, watering can, a full piece of cloth, a
\nWellington boot, raincoats, a radio, machetes and a pickaxe.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Emmanuel Atta Ofori, the District Chief Executive (DCE)
\nfor the area, stated that despite challenges associated with farming, the
\nfarmers never ceased to ensure all-year-round food production.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said agriculture plays a vital role in the
\ntransformation of the economy and farming must be encouraged at all times.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Odumase\u2013Krobo<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality George Tetteh from
\nOborpah West was adjudged as the overall best at a ceremony held at the forecourt of Kpong Presby School.<\/p>\n

The MCE, Simeon Tetteh, said the NPP government had made
\nfarming a lucrative venture, adding that the government would invest more in
\nthe agricultural sector and also motivate farmers to do more.<\/p>\n

He commended the President for introducing policies such
\nas Planting for Food and Jobs and Rearing for Food and Jobs which had led to
\nthe creation of many job opportunities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0Atiwa West<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

At Atiwa West District, a 52-year-old Issah Labiba was
\nnamed as the overall best farmer.<\/p>\n

He was presented with a certificate, a motorbike, a radio,
\na chest freezer, a spraying machine, two sets of Wellington boot, four machetes
\nand a wheelbarrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr. Labiba, aka Osama, owns 42 acres of cocoyam, 18
\nacres of maize, six acres of oil palm plantation, eight acres of coconut, five
\nacres of plantain, 18 acres of cocoa, two acres of okro farm, two acres of
\npepper, cattle, sheep, goats, local fowls,\u00a0\u00a0 turkey and ducks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Isaac Akomaning Asamoah, DCE for the area, disclosed
\nthat under the government\u2019s flagship \u201cPlanting for Food and Jobs\u201d programme, about
\n19,600 palm seedlings had been distributed to 202 farmers in the Atiwa West District.<\/p>\n

He added that about 788 farmers in the Atiwa West District
\nhad benefited from the \u201cPlanting for Food and Jobs\u201d in 2019. Besides, he urged
\nthe youth to show more interest in farming.<\/p>\n

FROM Daniel Bampoe, Kwahu \u2013 Praso<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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