An 82-year-old farmer, Opanyin Abraham Kwaku Adusei, has been named the full National Best Farmer for 2025.

Osman Kadiri emerged as the primary runner-up, whilst 63-year-old Charles Gyato from the Oti Region was once awarded 2nd runner-up. All 3 winners won money prizes in reputation in their willpower and contribution to agriculture.

The awards had been offered via President John Mahama on the forty first National Farmers Day Awards Ceremony held in Ho, the Volta Regional entrepreneur.

In his speech, President John Dramani Mahama mentioned the belief that agriculture is just for “village folks” is old-fashioned and restricting.

He famous that many execs, academics, civil servants, and personal advancement staff, can effectively mix their common jobs with farming.

“Agriculture isn’t only for the village folks,” he mentioned. “You can work and still be a farmer. Teachers and civil servants can go to work and have farms, and the money from the farm can supplement their incomes.”

The President additionally mentioned high-interest loans stay some of the greatest hindrances dealing with farmers, a lot of whom finally end up “working for the banks instead of working for themselves.”

According to him, farmers who borrow at prohibitive charges regularly lose maximum in their income to mortgage repayments, undermining their talent to amplify, spend money on trendy equipment, or be sure that strong accomplishment for his or her households.

“We must provide credit at single-digit rates so our farmers can grow to feed Ghana,” he wired.

“Farmers should not be taking loans only to end up using all their profits to repay the banks.”

President Mahama mentioned the Volta Region has been a significant beneficiary of the initiative, which seeks to unexpectedly amplify Ghana’s highway community and spice up financial job throughout all areas.

“A good percentage of the roads awarded under the Big Push are from the Volta Region,” the President mentioned, emphasising that the allocation is a part of a planned effort to near infrastructure gaps and fortify communities that experience lengthy confronted demanding situations with transportation.

Earlier, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, in his cope with, mentioned the federal government’s agricultural interventions aren’t best bettering nationwide meals methods however also are immediately impacting families, lifting earning and embellishing meals safety for hundreds of thousands of Ghanaian households.

The Minister mentioned the sure adjustments being recorded in crop yields, tactic get entry to, and meals provide chains at the moment are being felt in properties throughout each rural and concrete communities.

“Our policies are affecting homes. Families are experiencing real improvements from better food availability to increased earnings for farmers, processors, traders, and all those along the value chain.”

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