Agrihouse Foundation awards female farmers in the Upper East and West Regions
Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, Executive Director of Agrihouse Foundation with Sponsors like YARA and the Canadian Embassy has awarded women, farmers.
Joana Somiah 
The Agrihouse Foundation has gathered to award women in agriculture from the Upper East and the Upper West regions of Ghana.
The celebrations were meant to commend women entrepreneurs who are actively involved in farming.
The Executive Director of Agrihouse Foundation, Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa speaking at the forum at the Coconut Grove Hotel in Accra noted that the Foundation had not just focused on women from the Northern part of Ghana, but had also travelled to the Volta Region and the Western Region, among other places.
Women in the Northern portion of Ghana, according to her, grow between 10 and 65 acres of maize, yam, groundnut, soya beans, vegetables Bambara beans, millet, and sorghum.
32% of the women were primarily involved in the processing, packaging, and selling of Shea, oils, and other products, while 15% were also involved in the distribution and marketing of inputs like seeds and fertilizers.
“45 women were listed and told their story to the sponsors. One of the biggest challenges was the irrigation system hence they rely on the rains before they could grow their crops”, she stressed
Two excellent prizes went to Madam Alima Wahab from the Upper East Region and Genevieve, both physically challenged women who were able to delve into farming and earn a living, as well as Mavis Alahia Aborko, a university student who has made a name for herself in the agricultural business.
Portia from the Upper West region earned the Passion for Farm Award, while Alina Wahabu won the Super Woman Award, among others.
These ladies were recognized not only for crop farming, but also for animal poultry like guinea fowls and cattle, as well as mix farming with crops like millets, cotton, rice, Shea butter, tractor services, fertilizer, and seed distribution.
The women told the media about their difficulties, claiming that they don't have access to irrigation to help them cultivate their crops, Fertilizers and sophisticated farm machinery are their major problems.
Ahenkorah Odura Mary, Accra
