The 2021 National Best Farmer, Alhaji Mohammed Mashud, has disclosed that there are a lot of benefits in the agriculture sector for farmers and persons wanting to venture into agriculture.
Speaking to the Vaultz News, Alhaji Mashud said there are many prospects in the agriculture sector, adding that he identified a gap in the agriculture space in the northern part of Ghana and decided to seal that gap. He said he did this by giving his full attention to farming and mobilizing farmer groups for a competitive advantage.
The 2021 National Best Farmer, who has won the admiration of all by his incredible feats, is the head of the KambangCooperative, which is involved in numerous activities across the agricultural value chain, including crop farming and livestock production mechanization services and other farm supports. His story depicts one full of hope and perseverance.
“I started KambangCoopeartive on a small scale as a Farmer-Based Organization 15 years ago until it attained the level it is right now. The Cooperative has benefited from some government programs like the SAPIP, GCAP, and PFJ, among others. We are into farming and provide value-added services. There are a lot of benefits in the agriculture sector, and because it is broad, everyone can fit somewhere across the agriculture value chain. It is a delight to know that our works are being appreciated and seen by the people of Ghana.”
Alhaji Mashud
Adding to the numerous activities the KambangCooperative is into, Alhaji Mashud said the award given to him would be used to expand the groups broiler production in the North. He expressed greater hopes of increasing the membership of the cooperative to 100,000 in a few years to come.
“I am optimistic that our membership will grow to over 100,000 farmers in a few years to boost food production in Ghana while creating Jobs for many in the Northern part of Ghana. We face challenges, which are funding, but I am a solution provider, so I always manage my way around this funding challenge.”
Alhaji Mashud
He, thus, encouraged the youth in Ghana to venture into farming and not avoid it. He said there are no bureaucracies and bottlenecks if one wants to join the KambangCooperative, “You have to be a farmer to join the Cooperative,” he noted.
Former Cudjoe Abimash Farms now the KambangCooperative
KambangCooperative, formerly Cudjoe Abimash Farms, was established in 2013 with the primary focus of offering more employment opportunities by assisting both the Youth and adult (Women) farmers to achieve a significant improvement in their livelihood by increasing the productivity and profitability of smallholder farmers through the use of modern farming equipment and training.
The Cooperative offers a variety of marketing and farming solutions ranging from mechanization service, broiler production, crop and livestock production, and more. Kambang Cooperative and Food Farming and Marketing Society has its office at Baglahi on the Yendi Road with the central farmlands in Sanzee in Mion District of Northern Ghana, with 51 permanent and 1000 casual workers.
The cooperative is committed to providing its customers and Association members with high-quality and nutritious products while developing their products according to industry trends and research.
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