MR Emmanuel Egan from Domama in the Mpohor Wassa East District in the Western Region was adjudged the best district farmer at the 26th Farmers’ Day celebration held at Mpohor.
He received machetes, a wall clock, a radio cassette player, a pair of wellington boots, a sewing machine, full piece wax print, a spraying machine , a corn mill and a certificate.
A total of 29 farmers, institutions and organisations in the Mpohor Wassa East District received various awards in recognition of their hard work at this year’s ceremony.
Speaking at the function, the Mpohor Wassa East District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Anthony Bassaw, said a number of interventions had been initiated to enable farmers increase productivity.
He said the interventions included the mass cocoa spraying programme.
Mr Bassaw said the government was determined to support the cocoa sector to improve productivity by providing inputs and other chemicals to help increase cocoa yield in the country.
He said the District Cocoa Disease and Pests Control Project (CODAPEC) received inputs which were subsequently distributed to the existing 57 cocoa spraying gangs.
The DCE said the inputs included 54,000 litres of premix fuel, 2,600 boxes of Akatemaster insecticide, 1,100 boxes or 13,200 litres of Sidalco liquid fertiliser and 113 pieces of spraying machines.
In another development, Mr Thomas Fordjour-Ababio, the Headmaster of Kadjebi-Asato Senior High School was adjudged the Kadjebi District Best Farmer in small ruminants at this year’s farmers’ day at Asato-Kosamba, reports Emmanuel Modey.
For his prize, Mr Fordjour-Ababio took home a radio cassette recorder, a pair of wellington boots, bars of key soap, wax print, machetes and a spraying machine.
He was among the 18 outstanding farmers who were honoured at the ceremony.
Mr Fordjour-Ababio is engaged in large-scale poultry and crop production.
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