Tag: Poultry
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Poultry farmers bemoan ‘neglect’ in planting for food & jobs
The Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana has criticized government for failing to make the main ingredients for production of poultry feed accessible. This, they say is a major challenge to the industry. Government introduced the Planting for Food and Jobs program to among others provide feed to boost poultry production in Ghana. But the poultry farmers…
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Poultry farmers pressurize gov’t for compensation
The Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana has blamed recent comments of selling unwholesome poultry to consumers on frustration of its members. A section of the farmers have warned they may be compelled to sell infested birds to the public if the government fails to pay their outstanding compensations. Government is yet to clear the 1.8…
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Developing agric: GAWU demands long term policies
The General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) has tasked government to provide long-term policies to increase the agric sector’s contribution to economic growth. GAWU believes measures pursued by successive governments have been short term ones hence their minimal impact in achieving the intended results. GAWU’s comments follows the launching of the government’s ‘Planting for Food and…
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Poultry farmers decry high interest rates
The Ghana National Association of Poultry farmers is calling on banks to reduce the cost of credit. The farmers say they pay on average between 35% to 40% interest for every loan taken to boost their businesses. According to them, the high interest on loans taken from the banks in Ghana makes it difficult to…