Meet Maxwell: 23-year-old successful mango farmer

Maxwell Kofi Lee is a mango farmer and a recent graduate of Sra Presbyterian Basic School in Trom, Yilo Krobo District, Somanya, Eastern Region.

The young Maxwell is making great strides in his mango business.

He is the General Manager of MKL Worth Farms in Somanya.

Maxwell, owner of a 10-acre mango farm inherited from his father, said, "I've always known that I'd invest in farming one day because that's what I'm doing. is our only livelihood in my community. "

Maxwell gave a different meaning to agriculture by proving the opposite to those who think that agriculture is for the illiterate.

He is a young man of 23 years born in m Ben Lee and Mrs.Comfort Tamatey Addico who owned a mango farm.

According to Maxwell, his father died at a very young age and has been in the mango production sector for more than a decade.

According to Maxwell Kofi Lee, he once had a pbadion become a football player so at From an early age, he started playing football while pursuing his studies.

He had even played for teams like Danbort FC, Glow-Lamp Soccer Academy and Dubai Diamond Soccer Academy in 2013, but his father's untimely death had upset his dream of football.

He had no choice but to focus on mango Agriculture.

Maxwell Kofi Lee said that although agricultural activities are dominated by older people, young people have also developed an interest in agriculture and he was more than happy to be part of it.

"Nowadays, young Ghanaians are more interested in professional jobs such as doctor, banker, engineer and they consider agriculture as the only job reserved for illiterates," he said.

Maxwell, who is the first of two children, added that "no one wants to do the conventional standing in the hot sun and sweat and the hand of work it comes with. "

Addressing some of the problems he faces in his work, he said that farmers have trouble bringing in their products because of bad roads.

He also lamented the collapse of the rail network. He stated that this had forced his mangoes to be sold primarily to wholesale buyers ready to purchase.

"The biggest problem we have is that we do not have enough storage shelters; those that exist are usually not refrigerated and there are few treatment plants, "he revealed.

Maxwell identified Ghana's agricultural sector as one of the most formidable economic enterprises and urged the government to pay greater attention to farmers and help them meet their challenges.