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Mr John Kojo Enimil, a 35 year-old man who emerged the overall district best farmer for Prestea Huni/Valley in the Western region, has rejected the award.

The items he was given include; bicycle, deep freezer, 32 inch flat screen television set, four knapsack sprayers, five pairs of Wellington boots, two bars of key soap, two rubbers for storing cocoa, eight machetes, two confidor insecticides and two bottles of weedicide.

Mr Enimil who disclosed this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said the items were returned to an agricultural extension agent of the Assembly on December 4.

He explained further that during the 2015 and 2016 farmers day programmes, the overall district best farmers received a tricycle each in addition to all the items and not a bicycle, pointing out that if the organizers of the programme cannot maintain the prizes for a farmer who had worked for years to help develop his community and the country, then they should not reduce it to discourage the youth from engaging in farming.

According to the 2017 district best farmer, he was expecting a tricycle to help transport his farm produce and not bicycle.

Mr. Gabriel Adzago, the District Director of Agricultural for Prestea Huni/Valley confirmed to the GNA that his office has received the items and stressed he was yet to find out why Mr Enimil took that action.