Ghana: Poultry sector receives US$2M from United States Department of Agriculture

Published Oct 1, 2021

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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested approximately $2 million in modernizing Ghana's poultry industry through the Ghana Poultry Project. This investment has been utilized for enhancing egg processing and digitizing trading along the value chain, and has also supported the training of nearly 10,000 farmers and value chain actors. The project has focused on developing standards and protocols, including aiding the Veterinary Services Directorate with the animal health bill, and has emphasized the importance of adherence to regulatory standards within the poultry value chain.

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The United States Department of Agriculture has invested about $2 million in the poultry sector through the just ended Ghana Poultry Project. According to Technical Lead of the project, Raymond Denteh, the investment was given out as grant to modernise the poultry industry. Speaking on the sidelines of Ghana Chicken Regulatory Forum, he disclosed that the funds were used to improve egg processing, digitise trading along the value chain, amongst others. "We have trained close to 10,000 farmers and various actors in the value chain to increase their efficiency. We also had demonstrations to show farmers that they can raise their broilers in six weeks. We have tested modules to prove that Ghana is capable of exporting," he told Joy Business in an interview. "We had about $2 million in grants to test various models like processing eggs. We have people concentrating on online sales. We also help government agencies develop a number of standards and protocols. We're currently working ...

Source: All Africa