Tag Archives: Farmer

The Suhum Circuit Court presided over by Her Honour Diana Adu Asare has convicted a 40-year-old father to 15 years imprisonment for defiling his 12-year-old biological daughter for three consecutive years. The convicted father, David Owusu, is a farmer who lived together with his wife, the victim and their other …

Unknown assailant(s) have reportedly beheaded a farmer identified as Obobisa Larweh at Amonom a farming community in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region. The incident occurred on January 5, 2021. According to a resident, the man left home to farm but did not return raising suspicion of the …

Over 20, 000 smallholder farmers have been supported to cultivate about 38, 000 hectares of maize and soya, Mr Felix Ngmenkaara Darimaani, the National Programme Coordinator of the Savannah Zone Agricultural Productivity Improvement Project (SAPIP) has said. He said under the COVID-19 response strategy of the programme, 15,000 farmers were …

An awardee of the 36th edition of the National Farmers’ Day celebration, Kwasi Kyere Ampofo, has died in a ghastly accident. Reports indicate the accident occurred in a head-on collision with a Benz tipper truck , killing him instantly with the motorbike mangled. Mr Ampofo is reported to have been involved in …

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a farmer to four years imprisonment for stealing a vehicle. Nana Karikari, 43, also a businessman, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit the crime and stealing but he was found culpable during the trial. His accomplice is on the run. Police Inspector Benson …

An Agric Extension Officer from Daboase in the Western Region, Kwasi Kyere Ampofo met his untimely death in a fatal crash last Friday when he was on his way to pick an award at the just-ended farmers’ day celebration. Late Ampofo was expected to pick the Best Extension Officer’s award …

A 55-year-old farmer from the Jomoro District of the Western Region, Solomon Kwadwo Kusi, has been adjudged the 2020 National Best Farmer. He received a prize money of GH₵570,000.00. Second was Nana Kofi Drobo IV, a farmer at Wenchi who received a tractor and some farm inputs. The third was …

A retired army officer and farmer has accused organisers of the National Best Farmer Award Scheme of sidelining him in this year’s awards. The 77-year-old farmer with 33 years of experience told Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm that persons were assigned to come and observe his maize farm …

Two farmers, Kabu Ayiku Petsi and Daniel Gaglozu, have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly trafficking an eight-year-old boy. Gaglozu is said to have given the victim to Petsi to serve as herdsman. The Court, presided over by Mrs. Christiana Cann, was told that the victim was …

A 40-year-old farmer at Assin Brofoyedru in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region, Robert Kwame Ziga, has suffered severe burns after he mistakenly set fire to petrol when he was about to cook. According to the victim, after trying unsuccessfully to lit fire to cook, he saw a …