http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. An international animal nutrition and feed company, Nutreco, has expressed interest in investing in Ghana’s poultry and aquaculture feed industry. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/310113/ghana___fools_rush_in_.aspx 5mpublishing Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT In 2011 70,000 tons of US chicken alone was imported into Ghana, much to the dismay of local poultry farmers, who have repeatedly made their feelings known to Ghanaian governments both past and present. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/121112/ghana___poultry_imports_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers is to receive a GH¢350,000.00 life-line package to boost the operations of the members and make the poultry industry more vibrant. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250712/ghana___boost_for_the_poultry_industry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers is to receive a €146,392 (350,000 Ghanaian cedi) to boost the operations of the members and reinvigorate the poultry industry. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260712/ghana___boost_for_the_poultry_industry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ghana is on course with its interventions to salvage the local poultry industry, Dr. Alfred Sugri Tia, the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in charge of Livestock, has stated. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210612/ghana___problems_in_the_poultry_industry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT The vaccination of cattle infected with anthrax in the Bawku West district of the Upper East region has been suspended. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010512/ghana___anthrax_in_cattle_.aspx 5mpublishing Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT This follows persistent concerns expressed by poultry farmers over the influx of imported poultry products onto the market which they bemoan is seriously hampering their business. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240412/ghana___government_says_no_to_poultry_imoport_ban_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Even at nightfall, it’s easy to spot signs of Ghana’s growing wealth in downtown Accra—from the Toyota (TM) Land Cruisers scattered among honking taxis to the ripples of laughter that emanate from a packed rooftop lounge. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160412/ghana___kfc_on_the_rise_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Members of BOCADA expressed the concern at a stakeholders meeting held in Bolgatanga at the weekend to deliberate on how to overcome the problem. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120312/ghana___problems_in_the_cattle_trade_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ghana is likely to stop the importation of poultry products by 2013. The Ghanian government has given indications that it will endeavor to protect Ghana from imported poultry products. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110112/ghana___ban_on_poultry_imports.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ghanaian poultry product importers have called on the local Government to reduce taxes on imported frozen poultry products to avoid automatic increases in the cost of the products. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/261211/ghana___concerns_over_poultry_imports.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Dr Alfred Sugri Tia, a Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, has given his assurance that the government would use all legitimate means to discourage the importation of frozen meat in the country. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/071111/ghana___government_help_for_meat_industry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT The launch of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Accra recently raises questions about government’s determination to reduce or ban the importation of frozen chicken into the country. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190911/ghana___kfc_open_shop.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Ghana's poultry farmers are struggling to survive crippling competition from their counterparts in developed countries as the country imports $200 million worth of chicken every year, according to Ghana Business News. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230911/ghana___poultry_industry_problems.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Dr Tia Alfred Sugri, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in charge of Livestock, has called for heavy investment in the livestock and poultry sectors to enhance the competitiveness of local production in animal produce, according to Ghana Web. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170811/ghana___looking_for_farm_investment.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Dr Tia Alfred Sugri, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in charge of Livestock, has called for heavy investment in the livestock and poultry sectors to enhance the competitiveness of local production in animal produce, according to Ghana Web. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170811/ghana___looking_for_farm_investment_0.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Approximately 21 million layers are in the country presently, Chairman of the Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPF) has announced. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250711/ghana___the_poultry_industry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT The poultry industry is a major source of employment for most of the people in the two districts, reports GhanaWeb. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270611/ghana___poultry_industry_problems.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT The government in Ghana is to establish a Poultry Support Programme to revamp the poultry industry in coming years, the country’s Vice President John Dramani Mahama announced on Friday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100611/ghana___poultry_industry_problems.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Vice President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government would not do anything that would jeopardise the progress of the local poultry industry, according to a local news agency. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230511/ghana___the_poultry_industry.aspx 5mpublishing Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Vice President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government would not do anything that would jeopardise the progress of the local poultry industry, according to a local news agency. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230511/ghana___the_poultry_industry_.aspx 5mpublishing Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT The veterinary authority sent an Immediate Notification dated 28 April to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190511/ghana___poultry_disease_problems.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister of Food and Agriculture, has said the government was committed to developing the rice industry into a major income earner to contribute to rural poverty reduction. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060411/ghana___rice_production.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT GHANA's Food and Drugs Board (FDB) has issued a warning about the distribution and sale of fake-labelled Exeter Corned Beef on the market. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140211/ghana___fake_corned_beef_on_sale_in_ghana.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Dr Anthony Nsoh Akunzule, Deputy Director of Veterinary Service Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), has expressed concern about the collapse of smallholder poultry breeding, according to Ghana Web. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040111/ghana___the_poultryt_industry_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Agriculture Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to sink 400,000 Ghana cedi (GHS) into the project with the remaining GHS53,000 expected to come from the public, according to Ghana Web. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/141210/ghana___new_poultry_project_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT The project which would be launched at an inception workshop at Wa, would focus on vaccinating animals, especially poultry, against these so called neglected diseases, according to the Ghana News Agency. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/071210/ghana___vaccinating_cattle_.aspx oie.com Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Poultry industry is still facing problems, according to Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). These are uncompetitive interest rates, the lack of high subsidising cost of maize production and tariffs to enable poultry farmers to compete with products coming from other parts of the world. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/311010/ghana___problems_in_poutry_industry_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Two feature articles that opposed the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to Ghana/Africa were published on modernGhana web site about three weeks ago. The first was entitled “Why is Kofi Annan Fronting for Monsanto? The GMO Assault on Africa” and the second was entitled “Why Ghanaians should stay away from GM Foods: Dr. Kwame Osei”. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/151010/ghana___gm_crops_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT An association of egg sellers has been established in Kumasi to serve as an interface between producers and consumers in the promotion of Ghana's poultry industry, reports Accra Mail. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/111010/ghana___poultry_farming_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Agricultural Ministries of Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire have lifted a more than four-year old ban on animal trade between their two countries. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200910/ghana___poultry_restrictions_lifted_.aspx 5mpublishing Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The poultry and livestock industries in Ghana are calling for a more rationalised national economic policy that favours local producers. Producers in Ghana’s poultry industry worry that the influx of imported poultry products threatens their jobs and is also a serious threat to national food security. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130910/ghana___problems_in_poultry_industry_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Annan Receives Borlaug Medallion for Global Leadership in Africa Food Security http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030910/ghana___kofi_annan_receives_borlaug_medallion_at_african_green_revolution_forum.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Parliament members in Gahna call on the government to adequately support the agricultural sector, especially the poultry industry in the country. Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Dormaa-West, reminded the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to honour its promises to local poultry farmers in order to remove impediments in the way of players in the industry. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260810/ghana___major_crisis_in_the_poultry_industry_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Accra, Ghana, 12 August 2010 - African heads of state, industry representatives, the international donor community and farmers will meet in Ghana at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in the first week of September. Delegates will create an action plan on the acceleration of a Green Revolution in Africa. Chaired by Kofi Annan, chair of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), this is the first time the forum will be held in Africa. It is expected to be one of the continent’s major gatherings of both public and private players to focus solely on agriculture development. “We will be looking to governments for leadership to create an environment that will enable agriculture to prosper and grow and we will be looking to the private sector to drive and sustain that growth,” says Kofi Annan. “Working together we can achieve a food secure and prosperous Africa.” http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120810/ghana___kofi_annan_calls_for_united_effort_to_accelerate_african_green_revolution.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Upper East Region abounds in mineral resources that should be tapped for development, Mr Mark Woyongo, Regional Minister has said. The Regional Minister told the Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Billy Williams, when he visited the Region to inspect and commission some projects the High Commission was funding. The Regional Minister mentioned gold and bauxite as some of the resources in areas such as Nabdam in the Talensi-Nabdam and Sandema in the Builsa Districts. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120810/ghana___meat_packing_and_farming_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPF) has appealed to the government to discourage what it calls the 'dumping of cheap imported poultry products into the country' and create fair competition for the local poultry industry. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100810/ghana___concern_over_poultry_imports_.aspx allafrica.com Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Jonas Osafo Adamu, Managing Director of Hambeg Farms, a budding poultry farm at Anum in the Eastern Region, has slammed governments over the years for paying lip-service to the development of the poultry industry in the country. He said past governments had displayed timidity in the face of international trade pressures, thereby incapacitating local farmers' ability to breed chickens for the table. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120710/ghana___poultry_farming_.aspx allafrica.com Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT The National Service Scheme (NSS) has begun cultivating a 700-acre maize farm, on its newly acquired 2000-acre plot of land at Ejura in the Ashanti Region, to help complement government's efforts at ensuring food security. The maize farm, known as the Ejura Agric Project (EAP), started about two and a half months ago, has already reached tassel stage. The NSS has also started clearing an additional 500 acres of the 2000-acre land, in readiness for the minor season, for maize cultivation. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/290610/ghana___maize_farming_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Members of a 15-nation west African economic bloc met in Dakar on Monday to develop a plan to boost agricultural investment in the midst of a severe food crisis in parts of the region. "The economic and financial crisis has increased the agricultural divide between northern and southern countries. We can not sit idly by," said Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade at the opening of the meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). "Our continent has the potential to counter this divide," Wade said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/220610/ghana___help_for_farmers.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Agricultural Research Centre (ARC) of the University of Ghana (UG) has developed an Aquaculture Project to culture tilapia in commercial quantities to serve as a source of funding for its (ARC) activities. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/220610/ghana___fish_farming_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT The waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has announced plans to go into farming and is in discussion with the Ministry of Food And Agriculture. According to management of the company, it is in discussion with the ministry to identify areas in the northern part of Ghana, which is suitable for planting. The legal advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Zoomlion , Mr. Nat Armaah, disclosed this to journalists during a press conference it organized last Thursday at the M Plaza hotel. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150610/ghana___farm_investmen.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Farmers in Northern Ghana are to benefit from a new program aimed at increasing their earning potential. The program, launched by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the International Centre for Soil Fertility (IFDC), will create more sustainable markets where farmers can sell their produce for profit. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/310510/ghana___market_access_for_farmers_.aspx allafrica.com Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ghana like the rest of the world has become the dumping ground of cheap Chinese imports. These Chinese imports include food, drugs and electronics. Of these cheap imports, food and medicine have been my objects of worry. Recently, I added electrical products to that list when investigators zeroed in on defective electrical wires as being responsible for the recent spate of building fires in Ghana. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110510/ghana___cheap_goods_from_china_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 15 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Under-investment in agriculture has left many governments across Africa struggling to feed their people, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization director-general Jacques Diouf said on Thursday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140510/ghana___under_investment_in_farming_.aspx reuters Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Two Ghanaian companies, Unik Dezines Ltd and SpeedGold Ghana Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a group of Chinese Investors to assemble farming equipment and other manufacturing ventures. The Chinese investors were in Ghana for a presentation and to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of 10 multi-million dollar factories by the end of the year. The factories would assemble farming equipment, including tricycles and Tarpaulins and also go into the production of salt and sugar as well as socks and towel manufacturing. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130410/ghana___chinese_farm_equipment_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ghana's VP John Dramani Mahama says the country has a comparative advantage in rice and poultry production, and government would strive to promote growth in the 2 economic ventures. "We cannot ban the importation of rice and poultry because we might be flouting the World Trade Organisation rules, and so what we can do is to protect these industries from outside companies by supporting them to survive in the open market competition," he said, according to MyJoyOnline. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060410/ghana___the_poultry_industry_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Government has acquired many acres of farmland for extensive bloc farming in the North Tongu District, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a Deputy Minister of Information said at the weekend. He said the farm would employ hundreds of unemployed youth in the Area and reduce migration to urban areas. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/300310/ghana___government_acquires_farms_for_young_people.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Consumers and sellers of fried turkey tails, popularly known in Ghana as ‘tsofi’, are against the new resolve of the Food and Drugs Board (FDB) to enforce the ban on the fatty delicacy http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/220210/ghana____ban_of_turkey_tails_in_ghana.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT The government is negotiating with the World Bank to help fund a project aimed at boosting rice production in the West African nation, the Ghana News Agency reported, citing Vice President John Dramani Mahama http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170210/ghana___world_bank_help_for_farming_.aspx bloomberg Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT