More donate to Farmers' Day

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture on Tuesday received more donations of about 350 millions cedis from 16 organisations towards the National Farmers' Day celebrations on 06 December.

Auto Parts Limited presented a single Cabin Nissan Pickup worth about 132 million cedis, Accra Brewery Limited presented 200 cartons of Club Beer, 100 hand operated maize shellers with benches worth about 34 million cedis and SSB Bank presented 60 spraying machines and 70 sewing machines worth about 52.6 million cedis whiles the Bank of Ghana gave a cheque for 25 million cedis.

Other organisations included Mistui Group of Companies, Allied Home Stores, Impact Ghana Limited and Poly Group of Companies, who also made presentation of Sintex Tanks, Radios, Organic Manure and Dustbins and polysacks.

The rest are UNILEVER Ghana Limited, Ghana Oil Palm Development Company, Dahamas Ventures, Ghana Engineering Support limited, Pioneer Food Cannery Limited, Georgido Motors (Gh) Limited, Dizengoff and Afko Group of Companies who also made various presentations.

Mr Fredie Blay, First Deputy of Speaker assisted the sector Minister to receive the items.

Mr Blay thanked the donors for the kind gesture and appealed to other organisations to make donations to ensure the success of the Farmers' Day.