MORE COMPANIES DONATE TOWARDS FARMERS' DAY

Seven more companies have donated towards the 25th Farmers Day which will be held in Tamale on December 4, 2009.
The companies are GAFCO, Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL), Wienco, COCOBOD, Qualiplast, Golden Stork and Frankatson Limited.
The Sales Manager of GAFCO, Mr Lawrence Amoah, donated GH¢5,000 on behalf of the company, while Mr William Kotey of Wienco donated 20 Matabi Super Agro 16 pro and knapsack sprayers, 20 cartons of Confidor 200 SL insecticide, five cartons of Cropmax, among other products all worth GH¢20,000, and cash of GH¢5,000.
The GGBL presented 50 cartons of assorted products of the company, worth GH¢2,000, through its Communications Manager, Mr Donald Gwira.
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Dr Yaw Adu-Ampoma, donated a double-cabin pick-up vehicle, worth GH¢39,000, and a sponsorship package for the best cocoa farmer to attend next year’s Royal Agric Show in the UK.
The company also presented Jacto hand sprayers, Akate Master, GTP wax prints, a Sony radio cassette recorder, Phoenix bicycles, double-door fridges, among others, all worth GH¢75,000.
Golden Stork donated 50 cartons of quality spraying machines worth GH¢2,500 and other items of farm machinery worth GH¢95,000 through Mr William Nuamah.
The Marketing and Customer Relations Manager of Qualiplast, a plastic producing company, Mr Ishmael S. Quaye, donated multi-purpose egg crates, chicken fountain, coolers, funnel buckets and other items worth GH¢2,000.
Mr Kwadjo Boakye of Frankatson Limited donated boxes of insecticides, weedicides and spraying machines worth GH¢2,112 and cash of GH¢1,000 in support of the celebrations.
The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in charge of Fisheries, Nii Amasah Namoale, thanked the donors for the gesture and urged Ghanaians to promote agriculture in the country.