David Awuyah is Volta Regional Best Farmer
A 52-year-old farmer from Awunyakope in the South Tongu District, Mr David Awuyah, was adjudged the Best Volta Regional Farmer at this year’s regional Farmers Day celebration at Sogakope last Wednesday.
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For his prize, Mr Awuyah took home a corn mill, a tricycle, a mist blower and a certificate.
In all, 25 farmers and fishermen were honoured for their contributions to agriculture at the 29th edition of the regional Farmer’s Day at Sogakope.
The celebration was held on Wednesday because Sogakope will host the National Farmers Day today.
Other award winners
The regional celebration was held jointly with that of the South Tongu District, at which a 51-year-old farmer, Mr Alex Amewude from Atiteto, was adjudged the best farmer in the South Tongu District.
He received a motorbike and several farm inputs.
Others were rewarded for their efforts in the production of crops such as maize, cassava, plantain, rice, tomatoes, ginger, pineapple, mango, rice, sweet potato, cocoa and coffee
The Wuti Evangelical Presbyterian Basic School in the Keta municipality was honoured for being the best first-cycle school in agricultural production, while the Nkwanta Senior High School came out as the best in the second-cycle category.
Achievements
In an address, the Volta Regional Minister, Mr Joseph Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo, said the government was adopting measures to empower the private sector, including farmer-based organisations (FBOs), to produce and store 50,000 metric tonnes of grains annually.
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They would also be encouraged to produce and store 25,000 metric tonnes of maize, cassava, yams, sorghum and cowpea annually.
Mr Afotey-Agbo said the government would also strengthen MoFA to increase the cultivation of high protein maize, oranges and sweet potato as sources of vitamin A, as well as moringa and other leafy vegetables to forestall stunting and underweight in children.