Vodafone Ghana has donated mobile phones, power banks, tablet and a cash of GH¢ 20,000 to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, towards the celebration of the 2015 National Farmers Day.
Mr Gayheart Mensah, Director of External Affairs at Vodafone Ghana, said the support was in recognition of the hard work by the Ghanaian farmers.
He said, as a company that believed in the development of the agriculture sector, Vodafone has introduced a special product for farmers, dubbed the “Farmers Club”, to make their work more efficient.
He said farmers belonging to the Club are able to make free calls among themselves, as well as given competitive rates to calls other networks.
Mr Mensah said members of the Club are also given constant information about weather, farming techniques and prices.
He urged farmers who are not members of the Club to join and enjoy the numerous advantages.
Mr Fifi Kwetey, Minister of Food and Agriculture commended Vodafone Ghana for the donation and called on other corporate organisations to emulate the example.
He said the recently launched Farmers Club by Vodafone is providing immense help to the farmers, adding that the Ministry would continue to collaborate with the telecom operator to introduce more products for the benefit of the Ghanaian farmers.
