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Janet Kokor: Meet 74-year-old lady in E/R who uses a walking stick to trek 4 hours each day to farm
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Janet Kokor: Meet 74-year-old lady in E/R who uses a walking stick to trek 4 hours each day to farm

by  Ebenezer Agbey Quist 2 min read

- A 74-year-old Ghanaian lady who lives at Pabi near Asamankese in the Eastern Region walks with a stick for 4 hours daily to farm

- The aged lady named Janet Kokor also crosses a waterfall on her daily commute with her stick as there is no footbridge at the spot

- She was given food items and farming tools by The Ghanaian Farmer team

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It has emerged that Janet Kokor, a 74-year-old farmer in the Eastern Region walks on her feet with a stick four hours every day from her farm to her house.

The feature on the aged lady was sighted by YEN.com.gh on The Ghanaian Farmer, a TV show set around Ghana’s booming Agric sector to highlight Ghanaian farmers and made in Ghana food.

It is indicated that Janet Kokor who lives at Pabi, a town near Asamankese, always has to manage and cross a waterfall carefully not to fall inside due to the lack of a footbridge.

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Yet, her numerous challenges have not deterred her from using the little strength she has at her old age to cultivate crops for her own livelihood and to feed other mouths.

On February 14, 2021, the host of the show, Enyonam Manye, along with some of her crew surprised the 74-year-old farmer with goodies as a way of showing her love for her efforts.

The package given to the hardworking Janet Kokor included food items as well as farming tools to assist her to go about the farming duties more easily.

Meet 74-year-old lady in E/R who walks with stick 4 hours each day to farm
Meet 74-year-old lady in E/R who walks with stick 4 hours each day to farm Credit: @theghanaianfarmer
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Meanwhile, Ebetoda, also known as 2kay Teldem was a street hawker until a few months ago when he bumped into Ghanaian TV personality, Nana Aba Anamoah on the street

He expressed interest in becoming a TV presenter and Nana Aba decided to train him and get him employed in his desired field.

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Ebetoda is currently a TV/Radio presenter at AgooTV and Kasapa1025FM and YEN.com.gh has compiled his recent pictures that show that life is now treating him really well.

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Ebenezer Agbey Quist (HOD Human-Interest) Ebenezer Agbey Quist is the Head of the Human Interest Desk at YEN.com.gh. He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from KNUST (2017) with 8 years of experience as a writer and 3 years as an editor. He has certificates in AFP courses on digital investigation techniques. At YEN.com.gh, Ebenezer has won the Outstanding Achievement for Professional Conduct Award and the Best Human Interest Editor Award. He is also the author of 3 books. You can contact him via ebenezer.quist@yen.com.gh.

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