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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...

Poultry farmer holds back using battery cages over Welfare concerns

A poultry farmer in the Bono region is reportedly holding back with plans of using battery cages provided by the government for his poultry farming,...

ASA-WISHH partners with Agrihouse Foundation for 4th Ghana poultry day

The American Soybean Association (ASA) through the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) Program has partnered with Agrihouse Foundation to organize the...

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...

Hatchery Council proposed to boost local poultry production

The Ghana Veterinary Council is proposing a Hatchery Council to enhance local poultry production. Chairman, Prof. Jonathan Amakye-Anim observes high importation of day-old chicks due...

Beyond the Bowl: Ghana’s poultry demand vs local production

Imagine a Ghanaian celebration without the unmistakable aroma of perfectly seasoned poultry wafting through the air – a scenario as unthinkable as a sorrowful...

Verdant Capital has advised a leading United Kingdom (UK) private equity firm on the...

Verdant Capital (www.Verdant-Cap.com) has advised a leading UK private equity firm on the sale of Biyinzika Poultry International Limited (“BPIL”), a vertically integrated poultry...

Gov’t killing local poultry industry to benefit financiers – Mahama

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, says the previous government's policy to reduce poultry importation was abandoned by the Akufo-Addo-led administration.He...

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...

Ghanaian boxing champion now a poultry farmer

The road to the ring is rarely a straightforward one for boxers, while the path that leads away can often be perilous.Francis Ampofo is...
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80% poultry ventures fold up — Association

The increasing importation of cheap frozen chicken for the local market, coupled with the lack of adequate support to the industry in the country,...

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...
National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo

I’m not father Christmas, says Ofosu-Ampofo as he shuts down poultry farm [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why Ofosu Ampofo is closing down his poultry farmThe National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has said he...

GH¢4 million poultry processing factory going waste at Gomoa Potsin

Adom FM/TV's Asuk)d) documentary on the poultry industry that highlighted challenges in the sector has led to more worrying issues in the sector popping...

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 sector to collapse soon – Chicken Processor

Joseph Boakye Yiadom, CEO of Joerees, a company that specialises in chicken processing, has stated that the industry needs immediate attention or it will...
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Poultry farmer granted ¢35k bail over alleged fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a bail sum of ¢35,000 with two sureties to a poultry farmer for allegedly defrauding by false pretense.Isaac...

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 ifSome poultry farmers in the country are threatening to lay off their workers as a...
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Badly decomposed body found in poultry farm

Residents of Kwanteng, a farming community near Goaso in the Ahafo Region, have been forced to live in hell over the smell of a...

USAPEEC donates 50 cartons of poultry products to Covid-19 frontline health workers and patients

The United States of America (USA) Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC), an advocate for the poultry industry on trade policy issues, has donated...

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...

Read: US Poultry and Egg Promotion Council in perspective

The United States of America (USA) Poultry and Egg Export Council, known as USAPEEC, has evolved from an association whose major purpose was the...

Drama as classroom is turned into a poultry farm [photos]

Following the lockdown of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a classroom in Borno state in Nigeria has been converted into a poultry farm.In...

Turn 1D1F poultry farm billboard into a real one – Akufo-Addo told

The Anomabo Traditional Council, headed by Nana Owia Ansah IV, has appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to transform an erected billboard of a poultry...

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...
The destruction comes after four containers of infected gizzard were reportedly imported into Ghana between December 2018 and February, 2019

MoFA destroys containers of infected gizzard, other poultry products

The Veterinary Service Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has destroyed a container of gizzard infected with salmonella at Kpone.The destruction...
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Ghana to end poultry imports in 5 years

Ghana through its Ministry of Food and Agriculture is working towards bringing an end to its importation of poultry products over the next five...

Now anybody can do poultry thanks to Smart Poultry initiative

The zeal for smart farming and Agriculture, in particular, has seen Eugene Ohemeng and his team at Honex Farms, introduce the Honex Smart Poultry scheme which seeks to bridge the gap...

VIDEO+PHOTOS: Poultry farmer loses 400 plus birds to flooding at Dome

A poultry farmer rearing over 400 birds at Dome-Kwabenya in Accra had only 30 birds left after Monday morning's rainstorm that ravaged a lot...

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...

Reviving the poultry industry through partnerships – The case of Park Agrotec Ghana Limited

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made a historic visit to Park Agrotech Ghana Limited, an emerging company in the supply of day-old chicks located...

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...

'Komenda sugar factory is like a poultry without birds'

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Komenda-Edina-Equafo-Abirem (KEEA) Municipality has likened one of the main acclaimed achievements of the erstwhile John Mahama administration,...

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...