The Founder and CEO of Rockland Farms, Mrs. Edith Akosah Wheatland has donated GHS100,000 to support the 42nd Farmers’ Day Celebration.
The award prize was donated to support the National Best Female Farmer 2026. The 42nd National Farmers’ Day is slated on 4th December 2026 which would be held at Sunyani in the Bono Region.
During the presentation of the donation, Mrs. Edith Akosah Wheatland, who couples as the Former 2023 National Best Female Farmer said women play key role to safeguard food security.
She mentioned that when women are empowered it affects not only their families rather, the entire community and the national food systems.
“When women are supported in terms of finance, technology, market, women thrive and when you support women in agribusiness, you are supporting the family, the community and the future of the food systems”, she added.
She encouraged other past award winners to support the ministry to motivate farmers to produce enough to feed the country.
Receiving the donation, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Hon. Eric Opoku commended Madam Edith Akosah Wheatland, the CEO of Rockland Farms for such kind gesture to her fellow woman.
He announced that the donation received will go directly to the award winner and the donner thus, Rockland Farms would be duly acknowledged at the function.
He mentioned that without food, nothing can happen in nation, therefore, the ministry appreciates the confidence that the general public has reposed in them.
“I want to assure them that we will deliver on the mandate and ensure that within the shortest possible time Ghana attains food self-sufficiency”, he assured the public.
He called on stakeholders and the general public to contribute to the upcoming Farmers’ Day Celebration to honour our gallant farmers.
