Alhaji Mashud Muhammed has been adjudged the National Best Farmer at the 37th National Farmers Day Awards in Cape Coast.
The 44-year-old from the Mion District of the Northern Region was rewarded with a GHS600,000 cash price, a two-bedroom house, and other prizes.
Aside from Alhaji Mashud, other farmers were awarded in various categories. In all, over 160 farmers were honored in various categories.
This year’s Farmers’ Day celebration was organized under the theme; Planting for Food and Jobs; Consolidating Food Systems in Ghana.
The awards ceremony was preceded by a five-day agricultural fair, which saw a number of farmers exhibiting different kinds of farm produce.
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who spoke at the event, stressed the government’s plans to provide more warehouses to reduce post-harvest losses.
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto encouraged farmers to turn to organic fertilizers following the high cost of imported fertilizers, which has become one of the challenges facing farmers.
The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson, stated that her outfit recently introduced aquaculture for food and jobs and has so far benefited a total of twenty-four youth groups, twelve senior high schools, among other institutions.
