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General news for Saturday, November 7, 2020
Source: GNA
2020-11-07
Ms. Vida Adeweh is a catering company
Ms. Vida Adeweh, a 46-year-old caterer, has become the best overall farmer in New Juaben South Township on the 36th National Farmer’s Day.
Ms. Adeweh has five acres of papaya, three acres of coconut, two acres of mango, one acre of avocado, half an acre of cocoyam, cassava, lettuce and green pepper, nine goats, 10 sheep, and 36 local birds.
For her award, she received a pair of Wellington boots, five cutlasses, three bottles of herbicides, a certificate, a tricycle, a backpack spray, a medium portable radio, a GTP Adepa half print piece and a butterfly sewing machine.
Mr. Francis Amoatey, a 39-year-old disabled person, was awarded the Best Youth Farmer, while Ms. Beatrice Agyepong received the Best Vegetable Vendor Award and Ms. Mary Akwei also won the Best Fish Processor.
Isaac Apaw Gyasi, New Juaben South (MCE) municipal executive director, said the number of farmers involved in the Planting for Foods and Jobs (PFJ) program in the area increased to 2,356 compared to 1,298 in 2019.
The MCE said that about 11,113 bags of fertilizer went to farmers in 2020 compared to 3,687 bags in 2019, an increase of 300 percent.
Mr. Kofi Amoako Tweneboah, Municipal Director of Agriculture, explained that the criteria for the award included scale of operation, innovation, marketing strategy and the overall impression of the farm, among others.
He urged farmers to follow the advice of extension workers to improve yield.
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