Mr Kingsley Ato Cudjoe (2nd right), Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, receiving a cheque from Mr Ebenezer Agyiri Domptey (left), a representative of Star Oil Company Limited. With them are other officials of the ministry

Seventeen organisations support Farmers Day celebration

Porcia Oforiwa Oforiwa Nov - 18 - 2017 , 08:05 2 minutes read

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has received cash totalling GH¢152,000, and items worth GH¢15,000 in support of the 2017 National Farmers Day celebration.

Seventeen companies made the donation, including the Japan Motors, which presented outboard motors and generators worth GH¢15,000.

Others were the Bank of Ghana (BOG) which donated GH¢50,000. Sephem Oil Company presented GH¢35,000 while Max Energy gave GH¢12,000.

The rest included Star Oil which gave out GH¢10,000, the Amisachi Limited, GH¢10,000, and the Red Tulip Company, GH¢2,000.

Farmers Day

The 2017 National Farmers Day celebration, the 33rd edition, is scheduled for Friday, December 1, 2017 in Kumasi.

The celebration will begin with a launch of regional days celebration on November 22, 2017.

The overall best farmer would be honoured at the main Farmers Day event on Friday, December 1, 2017.

The day is commemorated to honour farmers and fishers folks who provide food for the nation, raw materials for industries and also earn foreign exchange for the country.

Receiving the items and the money on behalf of the ministry, the Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mr Francis Kingsley Ato Codjoe, expressed the government’s appreciation to the donors for their annual support to farmers.

He pledged that the outboard motors and generators would be given to deserving fishermen “so that they can also provide us with fish. Ghana is one of the countries which consumes fish a lot and, therefore, we will give the items to encourage them to do more,” he added.

Mr Codjoe appealed to other corporate bodies, individuals and organisations to extend support to the farmers to enable them to do their best.

“As a result of your support, we have been able to improve significantly the awards given to fishermen. Your donations have enhanced their work, improved their livelihoods and further strengthened our mutual relations,” he said.

Mr Codjoe called on all exhibiters to register their products for exhibition during the week-long celebration to showcase their products to the world of market.

Touching on the ministry’s development project for 2018, the deputy minister announced that landing sites would be built at four beaches: Manford, Jamestown, Axim and another yet to be selected.

He said the ministry would also train the youth in aquaculture to enable them to develop fishing skills.