THE forthcoming Silver Jubilee of the National Farmers Day continues to attract donations from a number of companies.
Last Thursday, seven companies donated cash and items to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture at a ceremony in Accra.
They were the Bank of Ghana, Amalgamated Bank Limited, Fan Milk Limited, OLAM International, Crocodile Matchets Limited, Produce Buying Company and Nsawam Foam.
The Secretary of the Bank of Ghana, Mr Alex Bernasko, donated GH¢10,000 on behalf of the bank, explaining that the bank had always been part of Farmers Day.
Mr Edem Amengor donated GH¢5,000 on behalf of Amalgamated Bank.
Making the presentation, he said the donation was in fulfilment of a pledge the bank made to say "ayekoo" to farmers for their efforts in feeding the nation.
For their part, Fan Milk Limited and OLAM International, major suppliers of agricultural produce, made donations of GH¢5,000 and GH¢3,000, respectively, towards the celebration.
Mr Charles Atuahene of Crocodile Matchets presented 20 packets of machetes worth GH¢4,000 and cash of GH¢1,000.
He said the company had been supporting Farmers Day celebrations for a very long time.
Mr Anthony Osei, a representative of the Produce Buying Company, donated cooking utensils worth GH¢5,000, while Nsawam Foam donated 60 student mattresses in support of the celebration.
Receiving the donations, a Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Nii Amasah Namoale, expressed gratitude to the companies for their kind gesture and appealed to other companies to emulate the example.
Reacting to the concerns raised by peasant farmers, the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in charge of Crops, Mr Yaw Effah-Baafi, said the interest of the peasant farmers would be taken care of during the forthcoming celebration.
He explained that most small-scale farmers were rewarded at the district level which looked at different types of crops grown by small-scale farmers.
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