April 10, 2025  

Poultry association calls on Ghana's government to implement policy to support poultry farmers

The Central Regional Poultry Farmers Association in Ghana has reiterated calls on the country's government to implement its flagship "Day Old chicks" policy to support small- and large-scale poultry farmers and enhance job creation and wealth.

According to the association, the programme, known as "Nkoko Nkete", would go a long way to motivate youths to enter the poultry industry to help revamp the economy if it is implemented.

Dr. Eric Asamoah Darko, chairman of the Central Regional Poultry Farmers Association, made the call in an interview to throw light on the policy at Osamkrom in the Gomoa Central District.

"The huge quantity of poultry products imported into the country annually with millions of dollars, could be reduced to ease pressure on the Ghanaian cedi, if the government is able to implement such a laudable flagship programme to motivate the youth,'' Dr. Darko said.

He said the policy could be more beneficial to both new and existing farmers to give them impetus to increase poultry production to meet poultry meat consumption. He added this would also offer much-needed support to the poultry farmers to produce more products to feed the nation.

According to Dr. Darko, many poultry farms had collapsed due to access to credit. He renewed appeals to the government to create an enabling environment for farmers to gain access to loan facilities.

He also pointed out that feeding cost had been the bane of poultry farmers, adding that 70% of their capital went into feeding of the animals and called on the government to support them.

- GNA