The Bono Regional Chairman for Poultry Farmers Association, David K Ampofo, is livid at the Agric Minister’s posture and his total neglect of the poultry industry adding that the industry is now in ‘life support’ unit. High cost of productionThe poultry industry can break even at a maximum maize price of Gh₵60 per 50kg bag and soya beans at Gh₵140 per 50 kg bag. According to him, local poultry farmers have not benefitted from the Akufo led administration, hence their intended action. Maize for instance went up by 100% and then wheat and soybean all went up” he said. He further revealed on the program that, the minister for Agriculture has disobeyed the president’s directives to them to save the local poultry industry.

Source: GhanaWeb August 14, 2021 11:03 UTC