Poultry Industry News: Ghana
Monday, May 20, 2013
Injaro Invests in Côte d’Ivoire Poultry SectorGHANA - A pledge by the Ivorian government to pursue a 10-year Poultry Farming Revitalisation Plan is reaping results....
Friday, May 17, 2013
Ghana Expo to Showcase Poultry IndustryGHANA - Commercial poultry operations are found mostly in the urban areas of Greater Accra and Ashanti administrative regions, according to Aviana Africa, which is organising the Ghana Poultry Expo in Kumasi in November 2013....
Friday, January 25, 2013
Nutreco to Invest in Ghanaian PoultryGHANA - An international animal nutrition and feed company, Nutreco, has expressed interest in investing in Ghana’s poultry and aquaculture feed industry....
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Ghana Poultry Association to Receive SupportGHANA - The Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers is to receive a GH¢350,000.00 life-line package to boost the operations of the members and make the poultry industry more vibrant....
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Government Rules Out Imported Poultry BanGHANA - The government has stated categorically that it has no immediate plans to ban the importation of poultry into Ghana....
Monday, March 19, 2012
Streamlining of Poultry Industry AdvocatedGHANA - Participants at an advocacy training workshop for Private Business Sector Associations had advocated the involvement of major companies importing frozen chicken and other poultry products in the development of the local poultry industry. ...
Friday, February 24, 2012
Poultry Farmers Criticize GovernmentGHANA - Members of Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAF) are unhappy with the neglect of the poultry industry by various governments in the country....
Friday, December 09, 2011
Importers Seek Tax Reduction on Frozen PoultryGHANA - Concerned Ghanaian Poultry Product Importers yesterday called on the Government to reduce taxes on imported frozen poultry products to avoid automatic increases in the cost of the products....
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
High Maize Cost Alarms Ghana's Poultry FarmersGHANA - Members of the Ghana National Poultry Farmers Association, has appealed to the government to intervene to end the current shortage of maize and the subsequent rise in prices of the product....
Monday, October 24, 2011
Govt Offers Support to Local Meat ProducersGHANA - The government is discouraging imports of frozen meat by supporting domestic producers. ...
Monday, September 05, 2011
Poultry Farmers Call for Government HelpGHANA - Farmers have appealed to Government to take decisive measures to save the country's poultry industry from imminent collapse....
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Local Producers Struggle in Face of Imported Poultry GHANA - Local poultry farmers are battling for survival as the country imports frozen chicken to the value of US$200 million....
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Crisis in Ghana's Poultry IndustryGHANA - Poultry farmers say the industry is in crisis, blaming government policy, lack of investment capital, high feed costs and imports of cheaper frozen poultry meat. ...
Friday, July 22, 2011
Ghana's Farming Needs Investment, Says OfficialGHANA - The deputy agriculture minister says that heavy investment is needed in the country's livestock and poultry industries....
Friday, July 01, 2011
Ghana's Egg Industry ‘Vibrant’GHANA - The remark was made by the poultry farmers' association chairman, with an announcement that the layer population has increased from 18 million to 21 million birds over the last year. The broiler industry has been hard hit by rising feed prices....
Monday, June 06, 2011
Poultry Farmers Appeal for SupportGHANA - Poultry farmers in the two Dormaa Districts of the Brong-Ahafo Region have appealed to the government and relevant stakeholders to assist them with the supply of maize at affordable prices to prevent their businesses from collapsing....
Monday, May 23, 2011
Support Programme to be Established for FarmersGHANA - Vice President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the government was working out modalities to establish a Poultry Support Programme to revamp the poultry industry in coming years....
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Farmers Call for National Maize Stock GHANA - Poultry farmers are concerned about high cost of yellow corn and are calling on the government to set aside a buffer stock to help stabilise prices. ...
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Better Times Ahead for Ghana's Chicken FarmersGHANA - The country's Vice President has promised better days for poultry farmers....
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Newcastle Disease Outbreak Reported in GhanaGHANA - A single case of Newcastle disease has been reported in Greater Accra as the result of ‘mismanagement’....
Monday, December 20, 2010
Concern over Decline of Ghana's Smallholder PoultryGHANA - The food and agriculture ministry is concerned about the collapse of smallholder poultry as the result of imports of poultry meat and eggs. ...
Monday, November 29, 2010
Poultry Processing to be Set up in Volta RegionGHANA - The Volta Region Poultry Farmers' Association is to go into the processing of birds under the name Volta Poultry Products Limited. ...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Newcastle Disease Vaccination Programme LaunchedGHANA - The Veterinary Services Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture is today launching a project that is aimed at preventing animal diseases that have been neglected. ...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Ghana's Poultry Industry Still Faces Challenges GHANA - The government has been urged to revive the poultry industry. ...
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Egg Sellers Group Set up to Ease Supply ProblemsGHANA - Egg sellers have come together in Kumasi to help grow and improve the local egg industry....
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