According to the Poultry Farmers Association, Ghana’s poultry farming business is in danger of collapsing as a result of the country’s exorbitant feed prices and other factors. There are also signs that Ghana may soon import eggs for domestic consumption.
The association claims that the industry’s demise is primarily due to the shortage and high price of chicken feed, such as maize and soy beans.
“As I speak, a lot of poultry farming companies have collapsed and workers have also been laid off. Virtually, poultry farming in the country is collapsed, it is at the emergency ward and in a bad condition” President of the Poultry Farmers Association, Mr. Victor Oppong Adjei revealed on Kumasi-based Oyerepa.
Mr Adjei also claimed that members of the association are now living in hardship. “There is no peace in the poultry farming industry; this means things are hard for farmers”.
The union added cautioned that if the government does nothing, it’s possible that the nation could be forced to import eggs for domestic consumption.
“If nothing is done to boost the industry, the end result will be that the country would have to import even eggs for local consumption” he revealed adding that the industry alone has the capacity of creating a million job opportunities if attended to.
The farmers emphasized how difficult and expensive it has gotten to obtain poultry feed for their flocks.
“Maize and soya bean which are the main source for poultry feed have become scarce and very expensive with prices increasing by more than 300% within a period of few months”, Mr. Victor Adjei said.
