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Ghana's poultry industry is facing a severe crisis due to highly pathogenic avian influenza and soaring feed costs. The rising cost of maize, a staple in poultry feed, is largely responsible for the situation. The prices of other feed ingredients like wheat bran have also surged due to low rainfall. This has led to a significant increase in egg prices and threats of collapse for poultry farms. The Ghana Poultry Farmers Association is collaborating with the government and other stakeholders to address these challenges. Poultry farmers are also permitted to import feed, but the cost of importing maize is prohibitive, and organizations like GAFA and the Ghana Feedmillers Association are advocating for an MOU with feed millers to ensure a regular supply of poultry feed. The potential collapse of the poultry industry could significantly increase unemployment and have adverse economic effects.
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Added to this is an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the country. “All poultry farms in Ghana are on the verge of collapse if no drastic measures are taken by the government […] to sustain the industry,” the chairman of the association, Isaac Essiaw, told Xinhua, adding that the high cost of feed was mainly due to the increasing price of maize, which constitutes a significant portion of poultry feed. Furthermore, the prices of other feed ingredients, including wheat bran, have also increased, which he attributes to the uncharacteristic low rainfall during the 2021 season. This comes after Poultry World reported that the high cost of maize, soybeans and other poultry feed ingredients had already caused the price of eggs in the Bono Region of Ghana, a hub for egg production, to rise by about 50% earlier this year. Exacerbating the situation further was a flood that destroyed nearly 6,000 ha of farmlands in 2020. Ghana’s poultry sector has, for over 2 decades, ...
Source: Poultryworld
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