Shama District Rewards 19 Farmers for Contributions to Food Security.

Shama: Some 19 farmers have been rewarded for their great contributions towards food security in the Shama District of the Western Region. The farmers received matchets, Wellington boots, bicycles, pieces of cloths, television sets, fridges, spraying machines, and bags of fertilisers, among other items.According to Ghana News Agency, Mr Ebenezer Dadzie, the District Chief Executive for Shama District, speaking at the Farmers Day Celebrations in 'Kumasi' within the District of Shama, encouraged farmers to continue working hard. He stated that though it took time for the farmers' investments to be rewarded, the gains were always enormous and rewarding.Mr Dadzie added that the government continued to recognize the contributions of farmers in many ways to the development of the country, resulting in tangible policy interventions in the sector. He emphasized that the government had put in place many interventions to assist farmers and fishers to be interested in their profession.Mr Mohammed Abass, the Distr ict Director of Agriculture, appealed to the farmers to get closer to the extension officers and learn new techniques in the farming industry. He noted that farmers who had availed themselves to the extension officers and applied the methods taught to them always had good harvests.Mr Kwasi Nkum won the district best farmer award and received a tricycle, knapsack sprayer, two shovels, two bags of limestone, cutlasses, Wellington boots, and a full piece of cloth as his prize. He promised to work hard to continue contributing his quota towards the district's development.