Mr. Joseph Ayiah Agrica Director for Wassa East District delivering his massage.
Looking on is Hon. Anthony E. Aggrey, the District Chief Executive and Madam Rachael Fosua Sarpong District Coordinating Director
Some 17 farmers were presented with
awards at the 29th Wassa East District Farmer’s Celebration Sekyere Heman.
Mr Bukari Adam, a 45-year-old
farmer at Daboase, was adjudged the district’s overall best farmer.
His prize consisted of one spraying
machine, one sewing machine, one rice cooker, six pieces of cutlasses, two pair
of wellington boots, certificate, bicycle, bread toaster and a radio set.
Other winners were Madam Abena
Adaboa of Sekyere Heman, best physically challenged farmer, Madam Margaret Apedum
of Edwinase, best woman farmer, Mr Kobina Kwakye of Abukrom, best cowpea farmer
and Mr Philip Dugar of Daboase, best poultry farmer.
They were presented with
certificates, T-shirts, sound systems, wellington boots and other items.
In a speech, Hon. Isaac A. Mensah,
Member of Parliament for the area and the Deputy Minister for Roads and
Highways, expressed concern that majority of farmers in the area were not indigenes.
He urged the youth to go into
farming and cultivate cash crops in addition to food crops such as plantain and
cassava which farmers in the area were concentrating on.
Mr. Mensah appealed to traditional
authorities to release lands to young people who were interested in farming to
enable them support the government’s agricultural programme.
Hon. Anthony Aggrey, the District
Chief Executive, also advised the youth to take up farming instead of galamsey,
which degraded the environment.
He said the District Assembly will
continue to support the processing of agricultural products through its Rural
Enterprises Project and in collaboration with partners including World Vision
International.
Mr. Aggrey proposed the formation
of Farmer Based Organizations and the building of capacity of farmers and
agricultural officers to check post-harvest losses.
The district director of Agrica Presenting wards participants
Chief Insp. E.
Mr. Andoh
Hon. Adjei Mensah MP for Wassa East District
