By Florence Afriyie Mensah
Kintampo (Bono East), April 30, GNA – Oyster Agribusiness, a Ghanaian-based agricultural company, has reinforced its commitment to strengthening the country’s agricultural value chain through diversified production and scaled support for farmers.
The company honoured 49 farmers as top performers for the 2024 and 2025 cropping seasons during its 2026 Farmers’ Durbar held in Kintampo in the Bono East Region.
The event brought together more than 1,000 farmers, development partners, and municipal officials to celebrate the vital role of smallholder farmers in ensuring food security and driving economic growth.
Award packages included tricycles, motorbikes, deep freezers, planters, fertilizer applicators, knapsack sprayers, and agrochemicals. Persons with disabilities also received targeted support, including wheelchairs, underscoring the company’s commitment to inclusivity.
For the 2024 season, Nana Edmund A. Kandituo of Kyinya was named Overall Best Farmer after producing 246 bags of sorghum per acre. Tiwaa Felicia of Kobeda No. 2 won Best Female Farmer, while Haruna Duut, also of Kobeda No. 2, was adjudged Best Farmer with Disability with a yield of 68.4 bags per acre. Likpaam Mamey recorded the highest yield per acre at 27.72 bags.
In the 2025 season, Mohammed Ahmed of Kawanpe emerged as Overall Best Farmer with 304 bags per acre. Dora Yeboah of Bantama was named Best Female Farmer with 94.16 bags per acre, while Ibrahim Ibn-Iddrisu of Kadelso won Best New Farmer with 190.38 bags per acre.
Other awardees included Kofi Mwene (Best Youth Farmer, 138 bags), Jaboni Ninboti (Best First Season Farmer, 27 bags), Diekuu Alosius (Best Farmer with Disability, 74.54 bags), and Alice Ankomah (Highest Yield per Acre, 24 bags).
Madam Elizabeth Bidzakin, Chief Executive Officer of Oyster Agribusiness, stated that the company’s growth is driven by a deliberate strategy that combines input support, climate-smart training, and guaranteed market access.
She revealed that Oyster Agribusiness is expanding beyond staple crop production into vegetable farming, poultry, livestock, and aquaculture—sectors she described as critical for job creation and long-term sustainability.
On value addition, she noted that the company is scaling up processing activities, including products such as tuo zaafi flour, peanuts, gari, and melon seeds, to enhance market value.
Currently operating in 10 districts within Bono East, the company has also expanded into the Ejura-Sekyedumase and Mampong municipalities in the Ashanti Region, supporting approximately 30,000 farmers annually.
Madam Bidzakin further indicated that about 2,500 farmers have already registered to cultivate nearly 10,000 acres during the upcoming major rainy season.
Mr. James Adu, Bono East Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, commended the company’s efforts in supporting smallholder farmers, describing its contribution as a “yeoman’s service” to the sector.
He added that the Ministry would integrate Oyster Agribusiness’s activities into its monitoring framework to promote modern and sustainable farming practices.
GNA
Reporter: Florence Afriyie Mensah
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Edited by Yussif Ibrahim/Audrey Dekalu