Rev. Emmanuel Ofori has taken home a Tricycle, Weedicide, Seed planter, Knapsack sprayer, 2 bars of soap, 2 Wellington boots, a Chisel and a telescopic sickle as his prize for emerging the Overall Best Farmer 2024 for the Akrofuom District, during the Farmers Day celebration last Friday.
He also received other items including; GTP wax, sharpening stone and a television to complement his contributions to agriculture.
The District Chief Executive, Maurice Jonas Woode of Ohiatua won the Best Coconut farmer award.
Eleven other farmers also received awards in other categories at the grand ceremony held at Nkoranza in the district.
They are Agatha Fobi of Wamase (1st Runner up), Bernard Mensah of Akrofuom (Best Maize),
Akwasi Amoah Wiredu of Adamso (Best Oil Palm), Eric Tieku of Akrofuom (Best Livestock), Rita Azota of Kumfuor Nkwanta (Best Processor) and Pascalina Keelson of Nyamesomyede (Best Cassava).
The rest are Ruth Opoku of Wamase (Best Vegetable), Victor Adom of Sikaman (Best Rice), Kwabena Owusu of Fenaso Nkwanta (Best Plantain), Dennis Owusu Tabi (Best Staff) and Comfort Ofori of Akrofuom (Best Female farmer).
The District Chief Executive congratulated all the winners and urged them to continue to put food on the table of all Ghanaians.
He, however, bemoaned the low participation of youth in farming activities in the district and urged them to consider farming as an option since it is also lucrative.
Woode also highlighted the achievements of the Assembly and the government in the district in the area of agriculture and mentioned the distribution of coconut and palm nut seedlings to farmers, provision of fertilizer and seedlings to farmers and the flagship Planting for Food and Jobs (phase I and II) in the district.
Mr. Richard Amoh Koranteng, the District Director of Agriculture also congratulated the award winners and farmers in the district and urged them to continue to liaise with the Agriculture Extension Agents for improved agricultural practices.
The Agric Director also applauded Anglogold Ashanti, the District Assembly and all donors who supported the event.
