Mr. Tassah Drogba, a 30-year-old farmer at Dodi-Asowee, a farming community in the Kadjebi District, has been adjudged the Overall Best Farmer for Kadjebi District.
He has 106-acres of maize farm, 4-acre rice farm, 5-acre cowpea, 2-acre tomatoes farm, 2-acre groundnut farm, 4-acre cocoyam farm, 41-acre plantain farm, 10-acre cassava farm, 45-acre coconut farm, 10-acre Afram tree farm, 15-acre oil palm plantation, 250 local birds, 20 ducks and 2 cats.
Mr. Tassah took home a Certificate, cutlasses, Television sets, Deep freezer, bars of key soap as his price.
In acceptance speech, Mr. Tassah commended the Department of Food and Agriculture staff for teaching him about the new agronomic technologies which he adopted, and which helped him.
He called on the youth to go into farming, saying ‘youth look at me and do same because there is life and money in farming.’
Mr. Wilson Kwami Agbanyo, Kadjebi District Chief Executive (DCE), said the Nana Addo Dankwa-Akuffo Addo-led government was committed to agriculture
as the backbone of a thriving economy.
He said the government introduced the Planting for Food and Jobs programme to boost productivity and guarantee food security.
Mr. Besa Akpalu, Kadjebi District Director of Department of Food and Agriculture, advised the farmers to adopt new agriculture practices, be innovative and creative.
He also asked them to contribute to the development of the community where they live.
Sixteen Farmers were awarded with certificates, cutlass, Television sets, among others.
Source: Ghana News Agency