The poultry farming industry in Ghana is on the verge of collapse due to skyrocketing cost of feed among others with indications Ghana could soon import eggs for local consumption, the Poultry Farmers Association has said.
According to the association, the scarcity and high cost of poultry feed like maize and soya bean are the major reasons for the collapse of the industry.
“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 Fmmonitored by MyNewsGh.com.
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 association further warned that there is a likelihood that the country would have no option but to import eggs for local consumption if the government fails to intervene.
“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 stressed that getting poultry feed for their fowls has become very difficult and expensive.
“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.
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