10+ hour, 30+ min ago The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association (GAPFA) has blamed the persistent egg glut in Ghana largely on the importation of poultry products, particularly from China. The situation, according to the association also contributes to the high prices charged by retailers....

3+ week, 6+ day ago The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association is sounding the alarm over increasing foreign dominance in the sector, warning that the growing involvement of Chinese operators in the poultry value chain is fueling the egg glut currently crippling producers. According to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago The 2026 Budget Statement revealed a powerful directive from President Mahama aimed at supporting Ghana's agricultural sector and ensuring market stability for local farmers. Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson announced that the President has mandated all public schools, from basic…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago The government will release 10 million birds onto the local market before the end of 2025 as part of measures to stabilise the poultry sector and reduce dependence on imports, the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has said. Speaking in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago At the core of the challenge is poultry feed, which accounts for 6070% of production costs? Ghana's maize and soybean yields remain far below global averages. Feed mills operate under capacity, and cold chain systems are almost non-existent. These bottlenecks explain…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago Poultry farmers in the Ashanti Region are calling on the government to introduce a more structured and sustainable working capital support system under the "Nkoko Nkitinkiti" initiative to help stabilise and grow Ghana's poultry industry. According to the farmers, the…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago President John Dramani Mahama has assured the National Service Authority (NSA) of government's commitment to help develop its Papao Poultry Farm into a Centre of Excellence. The Centre, he said, would play a three-prong role of a producing farm, a…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled an ambitious plan to make Ghana entirely self-sufficient in chicken production within the next three years. Speaking during a visit to the National Service Authority's Papao Farms in Accra on Friday, September 12, the President…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago In a bold move aimed at transforming Ghana's agricultural landscape, President John Dramani Mahama has declared an ambitious plan to achieve 100% self-sufficiency in chicken production within the next three years. The President made the declaration on Friday, September 12, 2025, during a…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced that the Minerals Development Fund (MDF) is conducting a comprehensive feasibility study into local poultry feed production as part of efforts to support the government's 'Nkok" Nketenkete' Programme....