Rockland Farms has integrated nearly 8,000 smallholder maize farmers into its poultry value chain to reduce broiler production costs—which are 80% feed-dependent—and decrease Ghana's reliance on imported poultry. The company operates its own feed mill, provides agronomic training to farmers, and plans to expand with a processing plant capable of handling 2,000 birds per hour.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The CEO of Rockland Farms has called for a 10- to 20-year legally backed national roadmap for Ghana's poultry industry, arguing that long-term policy certainty is needed to attract investment, increase local production, and strengthen food security. She noted that the sector lacks coordination among regulatory institutions and that while the government's 'Nkoko Nkitinkiti' initiative is positive, it should be complemented by broader commercial-scale reforms.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The proposed Poultry Master Plan will provide a long-term roadmap to make Ghana self-sufficient in poultry production through a phased and coordinated approach, according to Dr Dan Acquaye, CEO of Agri-Impact Limited. Achieving self-sufficiency requires sustained investment across the entire value chain, including expanding maize and soya production, improving infrastructure, and strengthening processing capacity.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A proposed Poultry Master Plan aims to provide a long-term roadmap for Ghana to achieve self-sufficiency in poultry production through phased, coordinated investment across the value chain. Dr Dan Acquaye, CEO of Agri-Impact Limited, says self-sufficiency cannot be achieved in a few years and requires expansion of maize and soya production, infrastructure improvements, and better farming practices alongside increased bird production.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Rockland Farms CEO has called for Ghana's Nkoko Nkitinkiti poultry initiative to be backed by a long-term, legally binding roadmap spanning 10 to 20 years, arguing that meaningful transformation requires sustained commitment beyond short-term interventions and political cycles. She notes that feed production, which accounts for about 80 per cent of broiler chicken production costs, is critical to reducing industry costs.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Rockland Farms CEO Edith Akosah Wheatland says Ghana's Nkoko Nkitinkiti poultry initiative requires a long-term, legally backed roadmap spanning at least a decade to two decades to transform the sector, as short-term interventions cannot succeed. She noted that feed production accounts for about 80 per cent of broiler chicken costs and that her company reduced expenses by building its own feed mill.
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The CEO of the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association says there is a disconnect between national policy formulation and local realities facing farmers, and that policy makers must engage more directly with stakeholders in the poultry value chain to realise the sector's potential for food security and employment.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The CEO of the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association says there is a disconnect between national policy and local farming realities, and calls for policymakers to engage more directly with poultry stakeholders to develop effective interventions.
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The government's Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative aims to increase domestic poultry production, reduce reliance on imported chicken, and create jobs by revitalizing backyard poultry farming and supporting producers at all scales, according to the National Coordinator of the Feed Ghana Programme.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The government's Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative, part of the Feed Ghana Programme, seeks to increase domestic poultry production and reduce Ghana's dependence on imported chicken by revitalising backyard poultry farming and supporting small, medium and large-scale producers.
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The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association CEO says Ghana's poultry revival requires coordinated local production of inputs like maize and soya, stronger collaboration across government agencies and farmers, and sustainable policies — not short-term support — to help farmers compete with imported frozen chicken.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →