Ghanaians consumed more than two million locally-produced chickens last year, a new USAID survey of the sector has revealed. This suggests a vibrant market for live birds, amid concerns over the viability and competitiveness of the broiler industry in the country. In a survey that is expected to provide clarity and hope for the performance … Read more
A leading marketer of “responsible tourism” has decided to stop selling tours that include visits to zoos. Responsible Travel, based in Brighton, specialises in wildlife holidays and says keeping animals in zoos is inhumane. About half a dozen tours that involve zoos are being dropped from the firm’s roster of 3,500 possible trips. The firm’s … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Lawra and Deputy Minister-designate for Roads and Highways, Anthony Abayifa Karbo believes it is feasible to establish dog meat factories in the three Northern regions, as part of government’s much-touted one factory per each of the 216 districts across Ghana initiative. Such a move, Anthony Karbo insists, could help reduce … Read more
The Chairman of Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers, Victor OppongAgyei, has bemoaned the high cost of agricultural borrowing in the country, describing it as a major setback to the sustainability and growth of the poultry industry. He said the cost and structure of financing agriculture in the country are unfriendly to the poultry sector. … Read more
Now that Ghana has two Veterinary Medical Schools to train Veterinary Surgeons, one may perhaps have hopes that this will herald the new era of solving the problem of inadequate veterinary surgeons. The irony is that, this is not the case. Many of budding Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Medical Students do not know their fate … Read more
The Ghana Charismatic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has said that instead of pursuing a one district one factory policy, the government should rather ban the importation of poultry and revive the struggling local poultry industry to create jobs. In a six-page communique to make [email protected], the bishops asked, “How can you claim to emphasize on agriculture … Read more
The ruler of Dubai on Wednesday ordered three men accused of feeding a cat alive to two dogs and filming it to clean the city’s zoo for three months. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum ordered “those detained for torturing the cat to perform community service by cleaning the Dubai zoo for four hours a day … Read more
Two competing roosters rear up to face each other in the heart of a rowdy Madagascan arena before bursting forward in attack, wings outstretched and claws set to strike. Feathers are shredded, blood is drawn and the birds squawk loudly as the combat intensifies and the crowd cheers wildly. A series of violent blows forces … Read more
The Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers has told Citi Business News over 10% of eggs produced annually are disposed of due to the low patronage of the product. According to the association, though the daily production of 1.5million eggs is sufficient to meet consumption needs, the lack of sensitization has led to a drop … Read more
Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana has lauded government’s quest to address challenges faced by maize farmers in the country as outlined by the Finance Minister in the 2017 judgment statement. National president of the Association, Victor Oppong Adjei, told TV3 substantial increase in maize production will lead to a reduction in the cost of poultry … Read more
A zoo in the Tunisian capital where visitors stoned a crocodile to death is to close temporarily, the local affairs and environment ministry said Friday. It will close its gates from Monday for “emergency cleaning and maintenance works and to set up measures to manage visitors entering and exiting”, the ministry said. The public was … Read more
The Paramount chief of Owirenchiman Traditional Area in Assin Kushea, Ehunabobrim Otekokoso Pra Agyinsem VI has promised to help each family in the town with five poultry birds as a measure of reducing poverty in his community. The chief speaking with Adom News’ Alfred Amoh said, the 25 families will be selected and given five … Read more
We may all have our popular food joints, where we usually take in our lunch but the question is, do we really know what we eat? This is a the story of a lady named Akosua, who found a penis-like ‘meat’ in her Tuo Zaafi bought from a food joint at Pokuase in Accra. According … Read more
Poultry farmers in Ghana are calling on government to create an environment that empowers the local farmer to produce enough to meet local demand. Only 5 percent of the about 300,000 metric tons of poultry consumed in the country is produced in Ghana. Napoleon Agyeman Oduro, Vice Chairman of Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana lamented: … Read more
A new report on the poultry industry in Ghana has shown that government’s action to promote the industry by slapping a 35percent tax on imported chicken through the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) arrangement has done nothing to help the local industry. The study, which was carried out in 4,000 poultry farms across all 10 … Read more
When the broth of a dog’s head has ushered and established generational peace between the Dagaabas and Frafras in the Upper West and Upper East regions of Ghana, then there is much for Ghanaians to learn from it as the country heads for the polls in December this year. It won’t be a surprise for … Read more
A former Director General of the Ghana Health Services (GHS), Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, has called on poultry farmers to institute a recommended retail price for eggs to make it affordable to consumers. “You do not have to allow middlemen and retailers to set the price of eggs since you know the production cost for … Read more
It is public knowledge, whether true or false, that a certain Ashanti queen’s brother’s death is put squarely on the head of this notorious queen. She is blamed for secretly feeding her brother who was a paramount chief, but now deceased, with a type of meat he was strictly forbidden by tradition and custom to … Read more
Poultry farmers in the country are calling on all political parties to unveil their plans to revamp the ailing poultry industry ahead of the December 7 general election. They have subsequently written to all the 25 registered political parties to make their manifestoes on the industry available in order to give voters a full grasp … Read more
By D. I Laary, GNA Accra, Aug. 31, GNA – Vast majority of land animals raised for human consumption in Ghana are subjected to a number of abuses, forcing many to stray – get infected with fatal diseases that are contagious to humans. Many farm animals are intensively confined in crates, cages, or pens so … Read more