Former MP Wins District Best Farmer Award In Agona East

The former NPP Member of Parliament for Agona East constituency in the Central Region, Hon. John Kwesi Agyebeng won the overall District Best Farmers as part of the 33rd National Farmer's and Fishermen's Day Celebration Day held at Agona Duoto

Hon. Kwesi Agyebeng who was the Member of Parliament from 2000 to 2008 recieved a double door fridge, full piece of cloth, a bicycle, spraying machine , cutlasses and Wellington booths among others as a reward for his contribution towards the growth of agriculture in the Agona East District.

The First runners up went to Superintendent Ebenezer Ewusi Sackey a Police Officer of the Ghana Police Service who owns Ewusi Farms located at Agona Kwansakrom.

Others awards include District Best Youth Farmer, District Best Disable Farmer, District Best Cocoa and Fish Farmers. In all 10 best famers in categories were awarded.

The Agona East Chief Executive, Hon. Dennis Armah Frempong commended the gallant farmers for their hard work adding it has attract the youth to go into farming.

Addressing the farmers, the DCE noted that the National Farmers Day celebration was instituted to honour lard working farmers and fishermen who produce to feed the nation, provide raw materials for industries and for export for the nation to earn the much needed foreign exchange for the development of the country.

" The theme for thus year's celebration 'Farming for food and jobs' is indeed not only appropriate but also timely. The theme is also tandem with many policies and programmes initiated by the governmental aimed at producing sufficient food to feed citizens and industries which isa means of creating jobs for the teeming youth.

The government through Ministry of Food and Agriculture supplied 350 bags of urea and 689 bags of NPK fertilizers at a reduced cost to 421 farmers in the Agona East District.

We also received 68 mini bags of improved maize seeds and 100 tins of improved tomato seeds among others to boat food production "

Hon. Dennis Armah Frempong disclosed that a proposal for the establishment of a factory in the district has been selelected among the 187 approved across the country. He noted that it was in line Wrh the fulfillment if a promise made by His Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo to establish a factory in each district.

" The Agona East District Assembly will continue to support our gallant farmers to expand their farms, clear all basic bottlenecks such as deplorable feeder roads, increase supply of potable water and extension of electricity to boost the local economy "