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Nkoko Nkitinkiti

Also known as: Poultry Farm-to-Table Project

2026-05-072026-07-31

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  1. July 2026
  2. Daily Guide

    Faidoo said the Assembly received 300,000 day‑old chicks under the ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ programme for distribution to registered poultry farmers across the metropolis’s three constituencies.

    STMA Struggles To Get Land For 24-Hour Economy Market
  3. Joy Online

    He disclosed that even before the government’s Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative was introduced in 2025, he had donated day-old chicks to inmates to equip them with livelihood skills and support their reintegration into society.

    Ghana must export mining innovation, not just minerals — Alhaji Ali Ibrahim
  4. Joy Online

    Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has defended the government’s Nkoko Nkitinkiti poultry initiative, insisting the programme remains successful despite reports that some beneficiaries have consumed the chickens they received instead of raising them for income generation.

    Nkoko Nkitinkiti is working despite isolated cases of beneficiaries eating chickens — Ato Forson
  5. Joy Online

    Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has criticised the implementation of the government’s Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative, alleging that the programme has been turned into a benefit for governing party executives rather than serving its intended beneficiaries.

    Nkoko Nkitinkiti has now become protein for NDC executives – Afenyo-Markin
  6. Joy Online

    Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, July 23, Mr Mohammed said he expects the government to review the implementation of the ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ initiative and engage industry players before rolling out the next phases of the programme.

    2026 mid-year budget should prioritise long-term reforms for poultry industry – Poultry farmers
  7. Joy Online

    The Future of Poultry Beyond Akoko Nkoko Nkitinkiti, Ms Wheathland said the country’s poultry industry required a coherent long-term strategy rather than short-term interventions if it was to become competitive and self-sustaining.

    Rockland Farms CEO calls for legally backed long-term poultry roadmap
  8. Joy Online

    Dr Acquaye made the remarks on Friday, July 17, during the Joy Business Roundtable Discussion on the Super Morning Show, held under the theme “Can Ghana feed itself?” The forum examined the future of the sector beyond the government’s “Nkoko Nkitinkiti” backyard poultry initiativ

    Ghana’s poultry self-sufficiency stagnant at 12% – Agri-Impact CEO
  9. Joy Online

    Dr Acquaye made the remarks on Friday, July 17, during the Joy Business Roundtable Discussion on the Super Morning Show, held under the theme “Can Ghana feed itself?” The forum examined the future of the sector beyond the government’s “Nkoko Nkitinkiti” backyard poultry initiativ

    Ghana’s poultry self-sufficiency stagnant at 12% – Agri-Impact CEO
  10. Joy Online

    The Chief Executive Officer of Rockland Farms, Edith Akosah Wheatland, has called for a long-term, legally backed roadmap to guide the implementation of the government’s Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative, arguing that Ghana’s poultry industry cannot be transformed through short-term in

    Nkoko Nkitinkiti needs a 10 to 20-year poultry strategy to succeed – Rockland Farms CEO
  11. Joy Online

    The Chief Executive Officer of Rockland Farms, Edith Akosah Wheatland, has called for a long-term, legally backed roadmap to guide the implementation of the government’s Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative, arguing that Ghana’s poultry industry cannot be transformed through short-term in

    Nkoko Nkitinkiti needs a 10 to 20-year poultry strategy to succeed – Rockland Farms CEO
Business

STMA lacks sufficient land for 24-hour economy market project

The News

The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly is struggling to find adequate land for the government's 24-Hour Economy Market project at the Kojokrom Market site. A special committee found that the project's architectural plan requires a minimum of four acres, but only 2.88 acres are available; the committee suggested adopting a phased approach beginning with the available land and later expanding onto an adjoining 1.2-acre plot.

20 hours ago · Daily Guide

Yesterday

  1. STMA lacks sufficient land for 24-hour economy market project

    The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly is struggling to find adequate land for the government's 24-Hour Economy Market project at the Kojokrom Market site. A special committee found that the project's architectural plan requires a minimum of four acres, but only 2.88 acres are available; the committee suggested adopting a phased approach beginning with the available land and later expanding onto an adjoining 1.2-acre plot.

    20 hours ago · Daily Guide

  2. Ghana should export mining technology, not raw minerals

    Mining entrepreneur Alhaji Ali Ibrahim has called on Ghana to develop and export world-class mining technologies and systems rather than continue exporting raw minerals, arguing the country has over a century of mining experience and enough mineral reserves for another 300 years to sustain such innovation.

    21 hours ago · Joy Online

Friday 24 July

  1. Finance Minister defends Nkoko Nkitinkiti poultry scheme amid consumption reports

    Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has defended the government's Nkoko Nkitinkiti poultry initiative as successful, saying isolated cases of beneficiaries consuming the chickens they received rather than raising them for income should not discredit the programme. Forson argued that reports of some beneficiaries sending photographs to the Agriculture Minister showing they had cooked the chickens represent only isolated incidents and do not reflect the overall success of the scheme.

    24 July 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 23 July

  1. Afenyo-Markin alleges Nkoko Nkitinkiti diverted to governing party

    Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has criticised the government's Nkoko Nkitinkiti poultry programme, claiming it has been turned into a benefit for governing party executives rather than serving ordinary Ghanaians as intended, and accused the government of failing to ensure the programme delivers meaningful support to beneficiaries.

    23 July 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Poultry farmers urge 2026 budget to prioritise long-term sector reforms

    The Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association has called on the government to use the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to introduce long-term reforms for Ghana's poultry industry, arguing that existing interventions like the 'Nkoko Nkitinkiti' initiative alone cannot solve the sector's challenges and that the industry requires a 10-year-plus development plan.

    23 July 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 17 July

  1. Rockland Farms CEO urges legally backed long-term poultry roadmap

    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

  2. Ghana poultry self-sufficiency stagnant at 12 percent

    Ghana's poultry self-sufficiency has grown only marginally, from 10% to 12%, according to Agri-Impact CEO Dr Dan Acquaye. He attributed the stagnation to lack of political will to implement policies and called for sustained investment and collaboration across the poultry value chain.

    17 July 2026 · Joy Online

  3. Ghana's poultry self-sufficiency stagnant at 12 percent

    Ghana's poultry sector has recorded only marginal growth, with self-sufficiency inching from 10% to 12%, according to Agri-Impact CEO Dr Dan Acquaye. He stressed that while Ghana once exported poultry, it is now heavily reliant on imports, and the government's "Nkoko Nkitinkiti" backyard poultry initiative requires sustained investment and collaboration across the value chain, not just policy.

    17 July 2026 · Joy Online

  4. Poultry sector needs 10-20 year legal strategy, CEO says

    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

  5. Poultry strategy needs 10 to 20-year legal roadmap

    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.

    17 July 2026 · Joy Online

  6. Ghana launches Nkoko Nkitinkiti to boost domestic poultry production

    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

  7. Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative aims to boost poultry production locally

    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.

    17 July 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 13 July

  1. Minister concerned as Nkoko Nkitinkiti beneficiaries eat chickens instead of rearing

    The Minister for Food and Agriculture has expressed concern that some beneficiaries of the Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative have slaughtered and eaten the birds distributed to them for rearing, with some even sending videos of themselves doing so.

    13 July 2026 · Daily Guide

  2. Ghana's Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme enters commercial poultry phase

    The Minister for Food and Agriculture announced that the government's flagship Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme will move into its second phase focusing on commercial poultry production, following successful household production implementation. The expansion aims to reduce Ghana's estimated US$350 million annual frozen chicken imports, create jobs, and strengthen food security through investment across the poultry value chain.

    13 July 2026 · The Chronicle

  3. Poultry farmers cite training gap in Nkoko Nkitinkiti scheme

    The CEO of the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association attributes failures in the government's Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme to poor planning and lack of technical training for beneficiaries, noting that the association offered free training but was not engaged by implementing authorities. Some beneficiaries have reportedly consumed the chicks supplied rather than rearing them.

    13 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times

Saturday 11 July

  1. Nkoko Nkitinkiti necessary to cut poultry imports, says Akwatia MP

    The Member of Parliament for Akwatia has defended the government's "Nkoko Nkitinkiti" poultry initiative as a strategic intervention to reduce Ghana's dependence on imported poultry and encourage local consumption, arguing that critics should assess it based on its broader policy objectives and phased approach.

    11 July 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Newsfile to discuss cleanup, extraditions, and poultry initiative

    JoyNews' Newsfile will examine the National Clean-up Exercise and measures to sustain environmental cleanliness, the extradition of Frederick Kumi (Abu Trica) to the United States on romance scam allegations, the legal case of former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, and the government's 'Nkoko Nkitinkiti' poultry programme.

    11 July 2026 · Joy Online

  3. Newsfile examines clean-up, extradition, and poultry project

    JoyNews' Newsfile programme reviewed the National Clean-up Exercise and efforts to sustain environmental cleanliness, discussed the extradition of Frederick Kumi to the United States on romance scam allegations, and examined former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba's legal case and travel ban. The show also assessed the government's 'Nkoko Nkitinkiti' poultry initiative and whether it has achieved its objectives.

    11 July 2026 · Joy Online

  4. Minister concerned beneficiaries eating Nkoko Nkitinkiti chickens instead

    The Minister for Food and Agriculture has expressed concern that some beneficiaries of the Nkoko Nkitinkiti poultry initiative have begun slaughtering and eating the birds distributed to them for rearing, with some even sending videos of themselves consuming the birds.

    11 July 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 10 July

  1. Former COCOBOD official criticizes Nkoko Nkitinkiti poultry programme

    Fiifi Boafo, former Head of Public Affairs at Ghana Cocoa Board, has criticized the government's Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme as a waste of state resources, arguing that distributing only a few birds to beneficiaries cannot create sustainable poultry businesses or deliver measurable economic benefits.

    10 July 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 9 July

  1. Opoku urges review of Nkoko Nkitinkiti first phase before expansion

    Dr Isaac Yaw Opoku, Ranking Member on Parliament's Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee, has called on the government to conduct a comprehensive review of the Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme's first phase and address implementation challenges and stakeholder concerns before rolling out the second phase. He supports pausing bird procurement for MPs under the initiative until the ministry assesses the first phase.

    9 July 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Poultry farmers warn Nkoko Nkitinkiti risks missing import goals

    The Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana has warned that the government's Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme could fail to achieve its import reduction goal if implementation challenges are not addressed. The association president said falling poultry prices reflect weak demand and poor market linkages rather than successful growth.

    9 July 2026 · Joy Online

  3. Government establishes agro-processing drive to create jobs

    The Minister for Food and Agriculture outlined the government's plan to establish processing facilities across the country as part of the Feed Ghana programme to increase food production, create jobs, and strengthen food security by linking farmers directly to agro-processing industries.

    9 July 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 4 June

  1. Finance Ministry releases GH¢1.677 billion to Agriculture Ministry

    The Ministry of Finance has released GH¢1.677 billion to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in 2026, representing 85% of the ministry's approved budget for Goods and Services and Capital Expenditure. The Deputy Minister for Finance announced the allocation during the launch of Ghana's National Pact for Agricultural Transformation, Food Security, and Employment.

    4 June 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 7 May

  1. Ministry to distribute poultry to commercial farmers in June

    The Ministry of Food and Agriculture will begin distributing poultry to large-scale commercial farmers in June as part of the 'Nkoko Nkitinkiti' programme, aimed at revitalising the local poultry sector and reducing dependence on imports. Government is working to strengthen the poultry value chain through public and private investment, with particular focus on expanding processing capacity to meet domestic demand.

    7 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times

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