Eric Opoku, the Minister-Designate for Food and Agriculture, has stressed the urgent need for reforms in Ghana’s poultry sector, describing it as being in crisis.

Speaking during his vetting on Monday, January 20, Opoku highlighted that addressing the sector’s challenges is essential for ensuring food security and driving economic growth.

According to him, the poultry industry is currently facing significant difficulties, including a substantial gap between demand and supply.

In response, he outlined a comprehensive plan to revitalize the sector, which will be a key priority under his leadership.

“To revamp the poultry sector, we have outlined a program in our manifesto called the ‘Poultry Farm to the Table Programme.’ Under this initiative, we aim to collaborate with poultry farmers’ associations, providing them with the necessary financial resources to expand their businesses and increase production,” Opoku stated.

He emphasized that a primary goal of the program is to narrow the considerable gap between the supply of poultry products and the increasing consumer demand.

Opoku also identified the high cost of poultry feed as a critical challenge hindering the growth of the sector. He committed to prioritising the production of affordable poultry feed as part of efforts to alleviate the burden on farmers and address the crisis.