ATHENS — At 8 years old, Danielle Essandoh unearthed a fascination with agriculture and never looked back.
Her grandfather, a peanut farmer, welcomed her help around the family farm in her home country of Ghana, and Essandoh embraced farm life with enthusiasm. She enjoyed the feeling of providing for her family and continued farming through high school.
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