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AMANSIE W: Best farmer commends Gov’t for modernizing Agric

The 2017 best farmer for the Amansie West district in the Ashanti Region, Mr. Isaac Ofosu Otu, has commended the current NPP government for their outstanding effort towards farming.

Date Created : 11/30/2017 1:20:19 AM : Story Author : Emmanuel Frimpong

According to him, the government has over the last few months, shown great sense of commitment to uplifting the image of farming by encouraging the youth to fully participates in Agriculture.

He said the Akufo-Addo led administration’s initiatives such as the One District-One Factory (ODOF), planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ), One Village One Dame (OVOD) were all indications of some giant steps taken by the government to modernize agriculture in the country.

Speaking in an interview, Mr. Otu however, pleaded with the government to give more support and attention to other cash crops such as coffee, cashew aside cocoa of which the country is currently producing in large quantities.

He was of the view that, this was the only way to help make farming broad and rich in Ghana.

The best farmer concluded by expressing his utmost feeling for winning such an ultimate price and ceased the opportunity to advise his colleague farmers to be very industrious in their farming activities.