After surviving 17 years of domestic abuse, Lilian Ocholla separated from her husband a year ago. Resilient and resolute, the 39-year-old mother has faced many challenges but, with the help and support of her family, she is now committed to … Continue reading Gender-based violence survivor launches thriving poultry business in Kenya
Britain has secured market access to Japan for imports of poultry meat, its trade ministry said on Wednesday, adding that the agreement was estimated to be worth up to £13 million pounds ($18.3 million) per year by the industry. “The … Continue reading U.K. secures market access to Japan for poultry meat imports
Agrihouse Foundation, a non-governmental organisation with a focus on women in Agriculture, has held the third edition of the Livestock, Poultry and Fisheries (LiPF) exhibition tradeshow in Accra. The show was in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture … Continue reading Agrihouse holds third Livestock, Poultry and Fisheries tradeshow
Richard is young poultry farmer in Sekyeredumase in the Ejura Municipality, Ashanti Region of Ghana. He completed Kwadaso Agric College in 2016 and went into poultry, instead of migrating to Accra or other cities in Ghana. Prior to COVID-19 pandemic, … Continue reading My agribusiness risks shutting down due to low demand for poultry products and rising cost of feed – Young graduate
The Executive Director of Agrihouse Foundation (a non-governmental agricultural organisation), Ms. Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, has said its Livestock, Poultry, and Fisheries Tradeshow (LiPF) has engaged over 50,000 sub holder farmers in animal agriculture in two years. She said a … Continue reading Livestock, Poultry, Fisheries Tradeshow engages 50,000 sub holder farmers in two years
Despite being a high consumer of chicken, Ghana’s inability to produce enough to meet local demand has reduced its poultry sector to one that relies on imports to service 90% of its demand. When the Ministry of Food and Agriculture … Continue reading Farmers count their losses due to shortage of feed
The price of soybeans, a major ingredient used for poultry feeds, has almost doubled in the last year, according to a market survey by PREMIUM TIMES. The survey shows that a 100 kilogramme bag of soybeans which used to sell … Continue reading Soybean scarcity hits Nigeria poultry industry, forces prices up
In 2021, the production of poultry in our country will be about 6.8 million tons, and eggs will reach 44.9 billion pieces. According to the forecast of the regions, production volumes will continue to grow steadily starting from the second … Continue reading Poultry production in Russia will increase to 6.8 million tons in 2021
It’s early in the morning and Asfo Wass wakes up with much energy, eager to care for his chickens. He sweeps the chicken house and adds adequate water and feed. He has been raising chickens for almost two years and … Continue reading Ethiopia: Farmer’s attention to feeding and caring for chickens increases family income
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and Emmanuel Gumede has taken this proverb to heart in his dream to one day own andoperate a large-scale broiler farming operation. He shared his experiences as a fledgling … Continue reading Backyard broiler business: Start small, dream big
There has been growing concern about the availability of maize in the country, a situation that affects our food security negatively in two folds: firstly, directly for human consumption and secondly as feed to poultry and pigs, which ultimately serve … Continue reading Shortage of poultry and pig feed; effects, and the way forward
The Dormaa Poultry Farmers Association has appealed to the Government to waive taxes on imported poultry inputs to ameliorate production challenges. Mr Dennis Ansu Agyemang, the Public Relations Officer of the Association, made the appeal when he addressed a news … Continue reading Waive taxes on poultry inputs – poultry farmers cry out
The Dormaa East Migrants Association(DEMA) have appealed to individuals and organisations to assist the Association to build and develop a poultry farm project on a two-acre land it acquired at Akontanim in the Dormaa East District of the Bono Region. … Continue reading Returnee migrants seek support to develop poultry farm project on two acre land
Ghana has banned poultry imports from the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, and Denmark over bird flu. The government has temporarily banned the importation of domestic birds as well as their products from the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Denmark and the United Kingdom … Continue reading Poultry and related products imports from Europe banned over bird flu
Solidaridad is excited to get started on this new program with our partners at Hendrix Genetics, aimed at improving income and food security. With Africa’s animal protein market expected to expand in the coming years the importance of poultry and … Continue reading Solidaridad teams up with Hendrix Genetics for a Sustainable Poultry Program in Mozambique and Zambia
The lack of clear policy direction governing the poultry industry in Ghana is negatively affecting the industry, Mr Tornia Abu Sidiki, the Upper West Regional Chairman of the Poultry Farmers Association has said. He said the industry was not well … Continue reading Poultry industry struggling due to lack of clear policy
Agriculture business means producing and marketing agriculture commodities such as livestock and crops. It is the fastest-growing evergreen field. The business of agriculture can be started with low investment. It has a bright future. The government also encourages agriculture business … Continue reading 10 simple but profitable agribusiNess ideas
