ABC Oye Asase Yie, a fertilizer distribution company, has donated 200 bags of organic fertilizers to support the 42nd Farmers’ Day Celebration that will be held at Sunyani in the Bono Region.
Farmers’ Day is a day set aside to honour and recognise the ardent farmers who have contributed immensely to safeguard Ghana’s food security.
“We are here to donate some of our sample fertilizers to support the Farmers’ Day programme. It is an organic fertilizer; however, it can also be used for conventional production”, the representative from ABC Oye Asase Yie explained.
Giving merit to organic fertilizer, he said that it maintains soil structure, water retention in the soil, and nutrient release for plants.
He stated that the sample fertilizers were formulated outside Ghana, but the company is far advanced in building its production plant with
a value of USD$55 million, which would contribute to employment.
He underscored the farmers’ contribution to sustaining the lives of individuals in Ghana and across.
Receiving the inputs, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Hon. Eric Opoku, commended ABC Asase Yie for its generous support for farmers’ development.
He reiterated that the 42nd Farmers’ Day would be celebrated at Sunyani in the Bono Region to reward the hardworking farmers.
He stressed that the ministry is receiving donations from corporate entities, companies, individuals, and from everywhere to support the celebration.
“We want to assure you that whatever you have given us today will be given to the Ghanaian farmers, and eventually it will lead to increased production for the benefit of the Ghanaian people, ” the Minister added.
