Upper East Region 2:49PM
Naab Sierig Sore Sobil IV, the Chief of Pelungu in the Nabdam District, has been adjudged the 2025 Upper East Regional best farmer.
Mr Abraham Kwaku Adusei of Kwahu Afram Plains has been adjudged the Overall National Best Farmer for the year 2025.
The First Runner Up National Best Farmer position went to 48 year old Mr Osumanu Kadri of Greater Accra Region.
Sixty-three-year-old Charles Jato of Oti Region won the Second Runner up National Best Farmer.
The National Best Youth Farmer award went to Mr Reuben Asare of Kintampo North District in the Bono East Region, while the National Best Female Farmer award was taken by Madam Grace Owusua of Ashanti Akyem North District in the Ashanti Region.
“It is unacceptable that suppliers of the school feeding programme buy rice from Vietnam when Ghanaian farmers are sitting with rice inventories.”
—President John Dramani Mahama
“Everybody can be a farmer… even as President, I am a farmer.”
—President John Dramani Mahama
“Credit for agriculture must be at single-digit interest rates.”
—President John Dramani Mahama
“The ministry of Food and Agriculture has laid a solid foundation for agriculture in Ghana”
— Minister of Agriculture at the 41st Edition of National Farmers’ Day
“Rural women are the backbone of food security”
— Madam Ernestina Osei, former best farmer for Akuapem North Municipality
“Our farmers, fishers, processors, and value-chain actors work under difficult conditions, yet they sustain Ghana’s food system with courage and determination.”
— James Gunu, Volta Regional Minister
“This year’s theme, Feed Ghana, Eat Ghana, Secure the Future, aptly reflects our collective resolve to build a resilient, modern, and inclusive agricultural sector.”
— James Gunu, Volta Regional Minister
“For a country that once produced over a million tonnes of cocoa to now struggle with half a million is not a good commentary.”
— Torgbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli State
“Countries with 4% of their population in agriculture can feed themselves—why not we with 44%?”
— Torgbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli State
“Our food import bill of 3.5 billion to 4.5 billion dollars shows that we have a lot of work to do.”
— Torgbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli State
Assin Fosu, Central Region 11:01AM
The 41st Central Regional Farmers Day celebration is underway in Assin Fosu.
The event features an impressive display of diverse foodstuffs and brings together numerous farmers from five districts across the region.
Also present in full regalia are esteemed traditional and religious leaders from the participating districts, adding a rich cultural dimension to the occasion.
This celebration not only honours the contributions of the farming community but also fosters unity, encourages knowledge exchange and highlights the vital role agriculture plays in the region’s development.
National Farmers Day in Tema Metro
Tema, Greater Accra Region 9:35AM
Traditional Leaders arrive for National Farmers Day celebration
Ho, Volta Region 9:09AM
Togbega Tepre Hodo IV, President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs and Paramount Chief of Anfoega Traditional Area, and other Chiefs and Queenmothers arrive for the Farmers Day celebration.
