Poultry sector has been my biggest disappointment as minister, says Afriyie Akoto
Speaking to Kwaku Nhyira-Addo on the Asaase Breakfast Show, Akoto said: "I must say that, the poultry sector has been one of my biggest disappointments"
The immediate past minister of food and agriculture, Owusu Afriyie Akoto has said the poor performance of Ghana’s poultry sector has been one of his biggest disappointments as a minister.
Ghana’s poultry sector has over the years, experienced a steep decline with many commercial poultry farms that were established in the late 1960s and early 1970s having collapsed or are on the verge of collapsing.
The reasons for this, in recent times, is the high cost or unavailability of maize in the country.
Speaking to Kwaku Nhyira-Addo on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Wednesday (15 March), Akoto said: “I must say that, the poultry sector has been one of my biggest disappointments as a minister.”
“Poultry provides the bulk of protein to Ghanaians after fish, so it should be available to all Ghanaians for the health of the nation.
“Unfortunately, it hasnt happened that way, because of the cost of feed and import,” he said.
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
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