The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has elected new national and regional leaders to take over from the outgoing executives at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the University for Development Studies (UDS) campus, Tamale.
At the end of the election, Mr. Douglas Annor, the Ashanti Regional focal person was elected as the national president, succeeding Wepia Awal Addo Adugwala of the association.
The various National Executive Leaders are: Madam Latifu Afushetu from the North East Region as the National Vice President, Mr. Jambedu Ibrahim from the Upper East region was elected as the General Secretary, Mr. Vincent Lawie Bonzo from Upper West region and Madam Martha Ama Banini from the Volta region were elected as the National youth Organizer and National Women Organizer respectively.
In the acceptance speech, the National President-elect, Mr. Douglas Annor, expressed his gratitude to participants and pledged to work diligently with all stakeholders to advance the mission and objectives of the association.
He appealed for government to work on addressing the recent market glut and production constraints to ensure improved productivity for small holder farmers.
The 20th anniversary commemoration saw a rendition of PFAG’s journey from a small humble beginning to the largest, apex and influential farmer-based organization in Ghana. Key founding members of the association were duly recognized and honored with citations for their hard work and significant contribution to the establishment and sustained growth of the association.
During the AGM the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon. Eric Opoku, outlined government’s support for smallholder farmers been featured in Feed Ghana Project.
He stressed on his continuous support to PFAG and work with leadership of the association to address constraints facing farmers and agricultural development in Ghana.
The Hon. Minister furthered promised to support the association with additional 40,000 bags of fertilizer to boost the production capacities of its members across the country.
The Special Guest of Honour, Naa Alhassan Mahama (Mion-Lana), conveyed a message on behalf of the Yaa Naa, reaffirming his commitment to supporting smallholder farmers in Ghana.
The AGM brought together over 300 farmer delegates from over 100 districts across all 16 regions of Ghana, it was also used to commemorate the association’s 20 years anniversary as the apex farmer-based organization in Ghana.
Held under the theme, “From Advocacy to action, consolidating 20 years of Farmers voices to shape Ghana’s agricultural future’ the 2026 AGM served as a platform to undertake constitutional amendments and chart a strategic direction for the association.
