{"id":71415,"date":"2014-12-05T07:15:53","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T07:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=71415"},"modified":"2014-12-05T11:44:10","modified_gmt":"2014-12-05T11:44:10","slug":"dont-boycott-national-farmers-day-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/12\/dont-boycott-national-farmers-day-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t boycott National Farmers&#8217; day \u2013 MP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Member of Parliament for Sefwi Bodi, Sampson Ahi has called on Ghanaian farmers to ignore calls to boycott the 2014 National Farmers day at Sefwi-Wiawso in the Western region.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, claims of neglect being made by those behind the call have no basis since government has invested heavily in the sector.<\/p>\n<p>A group calling itself Concerned Farmers Association is asking farmers to boycott the event due to what they say is government&#8217;s attempt to completely neglect the Agricultural sector.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;ahLhhv9ngw6DPcSGmOxG5gt8gxi7GN9F&#8221;]But Speaking in an interview with <strong>Citi News<\/strong> the MP who is also a member of the planning committee insisted the farmer group is a pseudo political group seeking to undermine a national event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is strange that a group of farmers who are politicians will engage in such an act because we know that in the history of Ghana, this is the first time Government is paying close to 76 percent NET F holdings to cocoa farmers so if government is making such an investment and you ask them to boycott it, then you can only read political meanings into it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/12\/01\/govt-declares-friday-holiday\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>2014 National Farmers\u2019 Day celebration<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>is under the theme: \u201cEat what you grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Farmers Day celebration was established by the\u00a0Ministry of Food and Agriculture to reward hard working\u00a0farmers.<\/p>\n<p>On the first Friday of every December, farmers who excel in their respective fields are awarded with certificates and other prizes.<\/p>\n<div>A 58-year-old Alhaji Awudu Karim from the Kasena Nankana District of the Upper East region was adjudged the National Best Farmer in 2013.<\/div>\n<div>&#8211;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Member of Parliament for Sefwi Bodi, Sampson Ahi has called on Ghanaian farmers to ignore calls to boycott the 2014 National Farmers day at Sefwi-Wiawso in the Western region. 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