My
grandmother first introduced me into Farming in 1972 during my primary
education at Duayawnkwanta. After completing my primary education, I joined
Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) and trained as an auto-mechanic. While at KTI,
I was already producing taro, growing sugarcane and rearing rabbits.
After
graduating from KTI, I joined Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology (KNUST) as an auto-mechanic and was later promoted to become the
university's transport officer as a result of my dedication and hard work. I
continued my agricultural pursuits along my duties as the university's
transport officer. I acquired a farm at Anwomaso and continued with poultry,
small game and crop farming. In 1998, I was adjudged the best farmer in the
Kumasi Metropolis and given the Best Metropolis Award. Due to this honor and my
continued service to the community, the Anwomaso Chief enstooled me as the
Nkosorhene of Anwomaso and I was bestowed the stool name Nana Kwaku Siaw I in
1998. Subsequently, I resigned from KNUST and began full-time farming in 2000.
I practice
farming because I want to provide Ghanaian customers with good and healthy meat,
fish and other products. I am doing my best to make sure the quality of my
products is excellent and I also try to satisfy my customer’s expectations.
I have been
receiving visitors on my farm for many years and I want to develop this
agrotourism activity. I want to show and explain how to practice a good and
successful farming activity and create an environment where people can be close
to the nature. I think that urban and peri urban people hardly see wild animals
and I offer them the opportunity to discover, observe and learn about such
animals that I keep in our mini zoo.
I am also planning to build a
restaurant on the beautiful farm site, where people will be able to eat the
fresh and delicious products of the farm or to have a drink, to relax and have
fun in this peaceful environment.
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