Pelungu Chief Adjudged 2025 Upper East Regional Best Farmer

By Anthony Adongo Apubeo, GNA 

Winkogo (U/E), Dec. 6, GNA – Naab Sierig Sore Sobil IV, the Chief of Pelungu in the Nabdam District, has been adjudged the Upper East Regional Best Farmer at the 41st Regional Farmers’ Day celebration held in Winkogo in the Talensi District. 

The traditional leader earned the top honour in recognition of his many years of dedication to farming, particularly his success in cultivating maize, millet, sorghum and several other staple crops. 

Naab Sierig also engages in livestock farming, including the rearing of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs—an integrated system that contributed to his selection for the prestigious award. 

As part of his prize package, he received a tricycle, 15 bags of fertiliser and a collection of assorted farm implements to support and expand his farming activities. 

In his acceptance speech, Naab Sierig thanked the government and its stakeholders for the recognition, stating that the award emphasised the critical role farmers play in sustaining the country. 

He, however, lamented the recurring issue of food gluts in the region, which often leave farmers with surplus produce and limited market opportunities. 

He emphasised that while farmers continued to work tirelessly to feed the nation, access to ready markets remained one of the biggest challenges threatening their livelihoods. 

 “Supporting farmers to secure assured markets will motivate many more people to stay in farming,” he noted. 

“It is not easy to have your farm produce lying there and you cannot find a market for them, so I appeal to the government, through the Regional Minister, to help us the farmers so we can also help the nation,” he added. 

He appealed to government to intervene by creating reliable market channels that will ensure farmers receive fair value for their labour. 

Mr Donatus Atanga Akamugri, the Upper East Regional Minister, noted that the government was committed to supporting local farmers and repositioning agriculture as the backbone of Ghana’s economy. 

To this end, he said, the government had initiated a number of interventions to ensure that various institutions and schools purchased Ghana-made food products in an effort to create market opportunities for farmers. 

Mr Akamugri stated that basic schools under the Ghana School Feeding Programme and second-cycle schools were instructed by President John Dramani Mahama to purchase only made-in-Ghana foods such as maize, rice, chicken and eggs. 

“This policy ensures that what our farmers grow does not go to waste. When we eat what we produce, we keep wealth within our communities and strengthen our domestic economy,” he said. 

The 41st Farmers’ Day celebration, held under the theme “Feed Ghana, Eat Ghana and Secure the Future,” brought together farmers, agricultural stakeholders and government officials to honour the contributions of the region’s food producers. 

This year’s event highlighted the resilience of farmers despite climate pressures, rising input costs and market uncertainties. 

GNA 

Edited by Caesar Abagali/Christian Akorlie