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Business News of Tuesday, 30 November 2010

Source: GNA

Four companies donate GH¢18,200 towards Farmers' Day

Accra, Nov. 30, GNA - The managements of four companies on Tuesday presented items valued at GH¢18,200 towards the celebration of the Grea= ter Accra Regional Farmers' Day on Friday, December 3. They are Expandable Polystyrene Products and Trading Limited (EPPL) Wire Weaving Industry (WWI), Melcom Ghana Limited and Baron Distilleries. Mrs Lucie Odei, Commercial Manager of EPPL, presented life jackets, fish boxes, fish floats and take away containers valued at GH¢1,200 whi= le Mrs Edith Allotey, Head of Administration, Melcom Ghana Limited, presente= d 20 boxes of knapsack sprayers valued at GH¢6,000.

Baron Distilleries presented 10 cartons of alcoholic and non-alcohol= ic beverages valued at GH¢1,000, while WWI presented welded mesh, wire nettings, barbed wires and chain links at GH¢10,000.

Receiving the items, Nii Armah Ashietey, Greater Accra Regional Minister, expressed gratitude to the benefactors for their donations and recognition of farmers' contribution to national development. He reiterated the government's intention to invest more in the agricultural sector to help provide better working and living conditions for farmers and fishermen. The national event is scheduled for Somanya in the Yilo Krobo Distri= ct of the Eastern Region. 30 Nov. 10