Wire Weaving Industries Limited, producers of wiring products, and Wilkins Engineering Limited, producers of solar lamps, on Thursday donated some of their products towards the 2012 Farmers’ Day celebration slated for November 2.
Items donated by Wire Weaving Industries include barb wires, welded mesh and chain links costing GHC15, 000 while Wilkins Engineering Limited donated 50 pieces of solar lamps costing GHC12,500.
Madam Abena Kumordzi-Agbodemegbe, Human Resource Manager of Wire Weaving Industries, lauded the immense role played by farmers in the country hence the company's decision to assist them.
"We decided to assist farmers in the country because they form the backbone when it comes to the feeding of the nation's population and moreover, most of our products are used by farmers," she said.
Mrs Afua Amofah, Administrative Manager, Wilkins Engineering Limited, said her company decided to support the Farmers' Day celebrations in an effort to help farmers in areas which did not have access to solar lamps.