{"id":379754,"date":"2017-12-03T15:02:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T15:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=379754"},"modified":"2017-12-03T18:13:26","modified_gmt":"2017-12-03T18:13:26","slug":"akuapem-north-mp-introduces-special-awards-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=379754","title":{"rendered":"Akuapem North MP introduces special awards for farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a spectacular sight to behold last Friday when the Member of Parliament for the Akuapem North Constituency, Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei who doubles as the Deputy Information Minister announced the introduction of the MP&#8217;s Special Awards at the 33rd Farmers Day celebration held at Saforo, a farming community within the Akuapem North Municipality.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-379740 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/akuapem-north-mp-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/akuapem-north-mp-5.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/akuapem-north-mp-5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The MP&#8217;s Award is aimed at motivating and inspiring farmers especially women to go into commercial farming.<\/p>\n<p>Presenting the awards which included two tricycles locally known as &#8216;aboboyaa&#8217; to the Best Farmer and Best Female Farmer, Ama Dokua urged the farmers in the area to continue working hard in feeding Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-379737 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/akuapem-north-mp-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/akuapem-north-mp-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/akuapem-north-mp-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The award winners were grateful to their MP for the initiative and pledged to work very hard and make judicious use of the tricycles they have been given.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-379736 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/akuapem-north-mp-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/akuapem-north-mp-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/akuapem-north-mp-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dan Kweku Botwe; MP for Okere and Minister of Regional Reorganization &amp; Development, Dennis Aboagye Edward; MCE for Akuapem North Municipal Assembly, Osabarima Nana Ansah Sasraku III; Chief of Mamfe and Okuapemman Kyidomhene and other important invited dignitaries all graced the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a spectacular sight to behold last Friday when the Member of Parliament for the Akuapem North Constituency, Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei who doubles as the Deputy Information Minister announced the introduction of the MP&#8217;s Special Awards at the 33rd Farmers Day celebration held at Saforo, a farming community within the Akuapem North Municipality. 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