Bissa man adjudged 2020 best farmer

A 46-year-old Bissa man has been adjudged the 2020 best farmer for the Kwahu South District, receiving a handsome reward “in recognition of his outstanding contribution towards the development of Agriculture in the Ghana”.

Mr Ali Mohammed Jabre, at this year’s farmers day celebration in the Eastern regional district, added more substance to the Bissa brand as his prowess in both crop and animal farming won him the prestigious award for his effort.

He took home a number of agricultural implements in addition to a motorbike, a 32 inch digital TV and a 12 yards GTP fabric as farmers and fishermen were celebrated nationwide.

His story begins from Bawku where he engaged in farming since infancy, producing crop and livestock enterprises ranging from tubers, cereals, vegetables, and fish farming.

The father of five from the Jabre clan has 2 fishponds stocked with 10000 fingerlings each, acres of vegetable farm, with hundreds of sheep flock in in the Afram Plains area.

AN IMPROVED FEAT

Last Friday’s account serves as the second time in a year a Bissa has been recognised for the Agricultural milestone, following 2nd Runner Up position won by Mr Bukari Madi Gouem in the 2019 award for the Tema West Municipal.

However Mohammed Jabre’s feat comes as an improved achievement by the Bissa fraternity, which could could make agriculture more appealing to many Bissa youth.

Bissas are well known for farming and the award-winning farmers thus become a shining example and pride to the fraternity as their accomplishments is a manifestation to the substantial knowledge Bissas have in the Agricultural industry.

This 2020 National Farmers Day celebration took place in Techiman in the Bono East region, and was replicated across some Metropolitant, Municipal and District levels.

This year’s theme for celebration is ‘Agribusiness Development under COVID-19 – Opportunity and Challenges.”