Fifty-year-old Mr Philip Kweku Agyeman from Dormaa Ahenkro in the Brong Ahafo region was Friday crowned as the National Best Farmer for 2017.
Mr Agyeman took home a $100,000 cash prize to invest in agribusiness instead of the usual three-bedroom house from the ADB Bank.
Mr Agyeman has been farming for 28 years and oversees the running of Awurade Na Ayɛ Farms with a workforce of 205 people.
He was followed up by Madam Mabel Ann Akoto Cudjoe from the Hohoe Municipality in the Volta Region and Madam Rebecca Commey from the Ga South Municipality in the Greater Accra Region.
Below is a list of national award winners
National Best Young Cocoa Farmer – Philip Essien
National Best Female Cocoa Farmer – Madam Cecilia Danso
National Best Coffee Farm – Plantation Resources, Bibiani
National Best Shea Nut Picker – Madam Rose Deni
National Best Cocoa Farmer – Yakubu Osman
National Best Fisheries Worker – Misodu Yaw Lugo
National Best Aquaculture Farmer – Joshua Anim
National Best Marine Fisherman – Winfred Anum
National Best Inland Fisherman – Emmanuel Agbesi Komla
National Best Fisherman – John Quansah
National Best Crop Farmer – Abdul Rahman Mohammed
National Best Youth Farmer – Awunbadect Richard
National Best Livestock Farmer – Yussif Bombass
Source: Daily Graphic
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Stop the critisims and support our farmers and the president for a job well done GOD BLESS our president.
WHY IN DOLLARS,WAS GOVERNMENT UNABLE TO WRITE THE CHECK IN CEDIS?DOLLARLIZATION OF THE ECONOMY IS WHAT IS TAKING US BACK ALL THE TIME. HOTEL FESS IN DOLLARS,RENT IN DOLLARS,MONEY PAYS TO BLACK STAR PLAYERS ARE ALSO IN DOLLARS. ARE WE OUT OF OUR MINDS AS POLICY MAKERS,DO WE HAVE ACTUAL ECONOMIST(NOT NUMERACY AND LITERATURE ECONOMIST) IN GOVERNMENT OR GHANA? I THOUGHT NPP HAVE THE MEN TO FIGURE THIS OUT. STOP!STOP! THE DOLLARLIZATION OF THE ECONOMY!! TWEAAAAA!
This is very wrong to award our best farmer in dollars instead of local currency It shouldn't happen again
We need a leader! No sovereign country's leader will ever allow the dollar to be mentioned in any state sponsored program. Nana Addo and bawumia have being so indoctrinated they cannot think of any other way of building this country. The dollar is their answer to all our challenges. It's a shame!
why in dollars?