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Poultry farmers plead for government support to reduce frozen chicken imports

The Chief Executive Officer of Denies Annointed Farms, Mr. Mends, has called on the government to provide low-interest loans, insurance, and targeted interventions to...

Nkoko Nketenkete: Deputy Minister presents over 100,000 birds to poultry farmers in Bono East

The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has presented 110,000 birds to be distributed to farmers under the government’s flagship ‘Nkoko Nketenkete’...

Egg Glut Relief: Poultry farmers set up with lower prices at Joy FM X’mas...

Poultry farmers have set up at the premises of the Multimedia Group Limited at Kokomlemle in Accra to sell eggs at lower prices to...

MGL, poultry farmers roll out X’mas Egg Market to tackle egg glut

The Multimedia Group Limited, in partnership with the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association, has rolled out a festive-season initiative dubbed the X’mas Egg Market,...

Poultry farmers blame Chinese expansion for severe egg glut, warn of industry collapse

The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association is sounding the alarm over increasing foreign dominance in the sector, warning that the growing involvement of Chinese...

‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ Initiative: Poultry farmers association worried over no government engagement

The Ghana National Poultry Farmers Association is gravely concerned over the government’s failure to engage leadership of the association over the implementation of its...

Bird flu outbreak: Poultry farmers chase gov’t for GH¢1.8m compensation 

Some poultry farmers who had their birds destroyed between 2015 and 2018 in two separate outbreaks of Avian influenza (bird flu) say they have...

Good news for poultry farmers

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has pledged the commitment of government to adequately support poultry farmers in Ghana. According to him, the...

Chicken to sell above 70 cedis – Poultry Farmers

Brace yourself to pay more for chicken this festive season because the Ghana Poultry Farmers Association is estimating an upward adjustment in the price...

Poultry farmers deny snubbing govt’s interest-free loan

Poultry farmers in the country have denied claim by former Deputy Minister of Agric, George Oduro, that they have rejected the government’s interest-free loan...

Poultry farmers affected by bird flu to be compensated – Agric Minister [Photos]

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is seeking money from the government to compensate poultry farmers who were affected by the bird flu disease. According...
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Gunmen kidnap two poultry farmers

Two poultry farmers and another man have been kidnapped in Egbeda community, Kabba in Kogi West Senatorial District. The three were abducted at two...
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Bird flu outbreak: Poultry farmers await compensation

The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association is optimistic that the compensation to be given to farmers who lost their birds to the Highly Pathogenic...
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Poultry farmers’ unpleasant message about maize [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Poultry farmers threaten to lay off workers if Some poultry farmers in the country are threatening to lay off their workers as a...

Beyi W’ano: Poultry farmers run to OSP, CID over delayed compensation

A group known as Excellent Ghana has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over locked up...

Coronavirus: Poultry farmers donate 82 crates of eggs to boost immune system of patients

The Upper West Regional branch of the Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPFs) has donated 82 crates of eggs worth GH¢1, 500.00 to...

Poultry farmers cry over maize shortage

Mr. David Kwabena Ampofo is an anxious poultry farmer. The price of maize is making it difficult to feed his hungry 150,000 birds. In this business,...

Poultry farmers still ‘frustrated’ despite reduction in imported chicken

Despite the Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s policy to reduce the importation of chicken to save the struggling local poultry industry, farmers say challenges...

Poultry farmers appeal for gov’t assistance; say sector is dying

The government has been asked to take urgent steps to revamp and give a new lease of life to the nation’s collapsing poultry industry. Spokesperson...

Poultry farmers threaten to sell infested birds to public

A group calling itself the Concerned Poultry Farmers within the Greater Accra Region, has warned that their members may sell unwholesome chicken to the...

Poultry farmers threaten to sell flu infected birds

Poultry farmers across the country have threatened not to report any cases of bird flu incidence on their farms for fear that their birds...

Kofi Akpaloo promises ban on poultry, rice imports to support local farmers

Founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, has announced his government's intention to ban the importation of poultry and...

Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative to cut Ghana’s poultry imports — John Dumelo

The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, says the volume of poultry products imported into Ghana is expected to fall sharply once...

Let’s support “Nkoko Nkitinkiti” programme to revamp collapsed poultry farms – Asutifi North DCE

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi North, Hafiz Dauda, has urged Ghanaians to support the government’s “Nkoko Nkitinkiti” programme, aimed at revitalizing poultry...

Nkoko Nketenkete project: Adansi Asokwa Assembly distributes 10,000 chicks to farmers

The Adansi Asokwa District Assembly has launched the Nkoko Nketenkete poultry project by distributing 10,000 chickens to over 150 farmers in the district. The...

Nkokɔnkitinkiti Poultry Programme: MCE calls on beneficiaries to ensure proper care

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asante Akyem Central, Ebenezer Ekow Aidoo, has urged beneficiaries of the government’s Nkokɔnkitinkiti poultry programme to handle the...

Newly enstooled Mawerehene of Akoase calls for support to expand poultry industry

The newly enstooled Mawerehene of Akyem Akoase in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region, Nana Ama Serwaa, has appealed to government, private...

Agric Minister launches $147.3m PROSPER project to modernise agriculture, support 420,000 farmers

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has launched a national agricultural intervention project dubbed the Promoting Rural Opportunities, Sustainable Profits and Environmental...

We will make interest rates cheaper for farmers – President Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to securing affordable credit for farmers, announcing that the government is working to reduce lending rates...

2026 Budget: Gov’t pledges over 4,000 machineries for farmers in 50 districts

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that more than 4,000 pieces of agricultural machinery will be deployed across 50 districts to enhance...

Mahama to empower 50 anchor farmers with 80,000 birds each

President John Dramani Mahama has launched a bold initiative aimed at revitalising Ghana’s poultry industry and reducing dependence on imported products through large-scale local...

Gov’t to release 10 million birds to stabilise poultry sector

The government will release 10 million birds onto the local market before the end of 2025 as part of measures to stabilise the poultry...

Gov’t to construct processing plants for ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ poultry programme

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has revealed that the government will establish processing plants under the Nkoko Nkitinkiti poultry programme to...

Gov’t to launch ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ poultry programme this month — Agric Minister

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced that the government will officially launch the Nkoko Nkitinkiti poultry programme later this month...

Kwaw Kese to start poultry farm under government’s ‘Nkoko Nketenkete’ initiative

Ghanaian hiplife artiste Kwaw Kese has revealed plans to venture into poultry farming, saying he hopes to benefit from the government’s Nkokor Nketenkete initiative. Speaking on Daybreak...

Delayed rains, poor sales discouraging Ejura maize farmers to plant next season

Pressure is mounting on government to act as fears of a looming maize shortage grow. At Ejura, bags of maize are rotting away as farmers...

Farmers, experts advocate AI Adoption to transform animal production in Ghana

With the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI), farmers, researchers, and industry leaders have underscored the critical role of the emerging technology in transforming...

KNUST Animal Science Dept trains experts to enhance poultry production in Ghana

Head of the Department of Animal Science at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Kwaku Adomako, has expressed deep concern...

Gov’t announces ‘Nkukor Nkitinkiti’ policy to revive poultry industry and boost agriculture

Government spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has highlighted the collapse of Ghana’s poultry industry and emphasized the importance of the new ‘Nkukor Nkitinkiti’ policy aimed...