Hannah Larten, a twenty-one-year-old Ghana Institute of Journalism student, has been crowned Miss Agriculture Ghana 2022.
Ms Larten, an agriculturalist from the Upper East Region who mills cassava and plantain into fine flour, was crowned winner of the 5th season of the pageant after defeating four other finalists.
Contestants
Clara Shaibu, a University of Cape Coast student who processes organic waste into charcoal or briquettes, came in second, while Asantewaa Martha, a fashion designer and cashew apple juice processor, came in third.
Adzomani Ama Jochebed, a University of Energy and Natural Resources student, came in fourth place with a project involving the processing of soya beans into fine powder for juice and other delectable dishes.
The Most Promising Agric Hero was Priscilla Asare Larbi, a student at the Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture (KITA).
The annual Women In Agribusiness contest crowning event was the culmination of a week of activities conducted in Adeiso in the Eastern Region.
Week-long
The main conclusion of this year's event, called "Women in Agribusiness Festival 2022," took place on Friday, June 10.
Overall, five young females demonstrated their agricultural interests and projects that they planned to pursue after the event, as well as their eloquence in communicating concerns and their overall look to grab the judges' attention.
The women began the event on Monday, June 6 with a visit to the Adeiso Chief's Palace, courtesy calls, and a visit to the Adeiso Women Agribusiness Unit. The competitors also got the option to go on field industrial tours to the HPW Fresh & Dry Factory and the Blue Skies Ghana Factory till the crowning of Miss Agric 2022 on Friday, June 10.
The ladies visited the factories and got the opportunity to speak with some of the factory's top female employees, including Ruth Adjei, Blueskies' West African Director, and other women who are leading the way for young women in agriculture.
The pageant's winners were announced at the event, which also provided a chance for women farming groups in the area to display their wares and network with possible buyers.
Aside from making transactions on the spot, the majority of the women used their networks to meet possible investors.
Aims
Mrs Oheneba Akosua Kyerewaa Yeboah-Ghansah, the founder of Miss Agriculture Ghana, stated during the occasion that the ultimate goal of the show was to bring to light the amazing ideas of women in the region.
"We took the time to teach the ladies about the necessity of processing and branding their products before selling them, and you will attest that sales have been made, deals have been completed, and possible investors have been identified, and that is what the festival strives to achieve," she said.
Mrs Yeboah-Ghansah, the 2016 Second Runner-Up of Ghana's Most Beautiful and the Founder and Project Manager of the Women in Agribusiness Festival, wants to utilize her platform to help women in the agricultural sector.
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