Tag: poultry farmers association
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Poultry farmers unhappy budget review did not address scarcity of feed
The failure of the Finance Minister to address the recent shortage of poultry feed in the mid-year budget review has come as a shock to the Poultry Farmers’ Association. Poultry farmers in the country are still struggling to find feed for their birds, and they were expecting the Finance Minister to announce government’s plans to…
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Farmer association calls for strategy to prevent shortage of maize
The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana has called on the government to put systems in place to prevent a shortage of maize in the country. The Association is therefore proposing a policy that will secure markets for local maize farmers while ensuring they have enough maize for their poultry production all year round.…
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Lack of clear policy direction affecting poultry industry – Poultry Farmers Association
The lack of clear policy direction governing the poultry industry in Ghana is negatively affecting the industry, Mr Tornia Abu Sidiki, the Upper West Regional Chairman of the Poultry Farmers Association has said. He said the industry was not well organised and poultry farmers were operating haphazardly due to the lack of a policy to…
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Poultry farmers call for concession in disbursement of stimulus package
The National Poultry Farmers Association is appealing to government to consider giving them some form of concession in the disbursement of the stimulus package for businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The farmers, who say over 500,000 crates of eggs, are going waste due to low patronage fear if they’re not considered and treated differently,…
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Honour promise to provide 20 million day-old chicks – Poultry farmers to Agric Ministry
The Poultry Farmers Association is urging government to honour its promise of providing day old chicks for farmers at an affordable cost. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture, last week announced that it will gradually reduce the importation of chicken as it introduces the Broiler Revitalization Project. The project is aimed at providing Ghana’s poultry industry…
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Gov’t is committed to revamping poultry industry – Dep. Agric Minister
Apart from efforts being made by the government to revamp the country’s local rice sector, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture says it is also taking steps to revamp Ghana’s poultry industry which is also struggling due to huge chicken imports and lack of support. The policy, which is under government’s Planting for Food and…
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Poultry farmers justify a unique bank for their business
Lack of financial support from government, high cost of credit from banks, as well as unfavorable market dynamics are some of the challenges pushing the Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana to establish a bank. The farmers believe the establishment of a bank will spur up growth of poultry production in Ghana. Vice President of the…