Mr Francis Ap­piah, 41, from Adokwai, was on Friday crowned the 2024 Best Farmer for Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region, taking home a tricycle donated by the An­gloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mines, a certificate and other assorted items at this year's Farmers' Day celebra­tion held here at Adansi-Adokwai.

Mr Appiah is into cocoa farm­ing, crops and tubers, vegetables, among others, creating jobs on his farm for hundreds of youth in the area.

He was presented with a cer­tificate and wooden-carving of a stool and sword, symbolising his status as the best farmer for the district for the year 2024.

The first runner-up went to Sakyi Kwabena from Adokwai and the second runner-up went to Kwame Gyamera from Dom­poase.