On the Occasion of the 27th National Farmers Day Celebrations, the Executives and the General Membership of the NDC UK & Ireland Chapter join hands with all Ghanaians to congratulate our farmers and fishermen during the celebration of this important day.

We wish to express our sincere gratitude for the critical roles being played by our hard working farmers and fishermen to ensure food security in our country.

We are aware that agriculture is the mainstay of the Ghanaian economy. The sector contributes 35% of GDP and provides employment for over 60% of the population.

The NDC government under the able leadership of His Excellency, President John Evans Atta Mills fully appreciates the special role of farmers and fishermen, especially women as the main producers, processors and marketing of fish and food even though they have limited access to resources such as land , water, credit, inputs and training.

It is in this regard that the NDC government has committed itself to modernizing agriculture to enhance food security and reduce income variability for farmers and fishermen in the country under the Better Ghana Agenda Programmes.

The NDC government is committed to pursuing large scale introduction of appropriate agricultural modernisation implements such as tractors, power tillers, cultivators and intermediate means of transport in order to reduce dependence on the hoe and cutlass as the main implement of agricultural production in the country.

The NDC government will continue to assist farmers and fishermen by providing the necessary infrastructure to support agricultural modernisation process through the provision of improved access roads, dams, boreholes and harvesting techniques to enable Ghanaian farmers reach their full potentials.

The UK & Ireland Chapter and branches of the National Democratic Congress wish to express gratitude and support for the government's programmes in seeking to enhance the social and economic well being of all our hard working farmers and fishermen in the country.

We wish you all...a .. Happy Farmers Day!!!!

Alex Seshie-Vanderpuije Public Relations Officer NDC UK & Ireland Chapter 2nd December 2011