Eric Opoku, the Minister-Designate for Food and Agriculture, emphasized the critical need for reforms in Ghana’s poultry sector, characterizing it as being in a state of crisis.
During his vetting on Monday, January 20, Opoku underscored the importance of addressing the challenges facing the sector to ensure food security and stimulate economic growth.
Opoku pointed out that the poultry industry is currently grappling with major obstacles, such as a substantial disparity between demand and supply.
In light of these challenges, he presented a detailed plan to rejuvenate the sector, which will be a top priority under his leadership.
“To revamp the poultry sector, we have outlined a program in our manifesto called the ‘Poultry Farm to the Table Programme.’ Under this initiative, we aim to collaborate with poultry farmers’ associations, providing them with the necessary financial resources to expand their businesses and increase production,” Opoku stated.
He emphasized that a primary goal of the program is to narrow the considerable gap between the supply of poultry products and the increasing consumer demand.
Opoku also identified the high cost of poultry feed as a critical challenge hindering the growth of the sector. He committed to prioritising the production of affordable poultry feed as part of efforts to alleviate the burden on farmers and address the crisis.
