Tag: poultry production
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ADB releases GHS23.1m to support poultry farmers in Bono Region
The Agricultural Development Bank, ADB, has released the first tranche of 23.1 million Ghana cedis to help revive Ghana’s poultry industry. The bank last month outlined plans to invest 500 million cedis in Ghana’s poultry industry by 2022 with the ultimate aim of boosting local production to reduce importation. The Bono Region is the first…
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Egg producers call for gov’t support as COVID-19 slows down patronage
The Ghana National Poultry Farmers Association is calling on government to design a special package for poultry farmers engaged in egg production to end the current egg glut challenge caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Association, over 500,000 crates of eggs currently lie in various markets going waste due to low patronage. This…
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Poultry farmers hopeful of a boost in production with adb credit facility
The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association says it is optimistic that the Agricultural Development Bank’s credit facility to the poultry industry will go a long way to boost local poultry production and subsequently reduce importation. Adb has announced a 500 million cedis loan facility to boost the operations of poultry farmers in the country. The…