Poultry farmers unhappy budget review did not address scarcity of feed (Citi Business News)

Citi Business News (Ghana) published an article on how poultry farmers in the country are still struggling to find feed for their birds, and they were expecting the Finance Minister to announce government’s plans to salvage the situation using the budget review. Unfortunately, this did not happen, and these farmers are now uncertain about the future of their industry. According to an IFPRI study on the poultry feed sector in Ghana, maize accounted for 60 percent of poultry feed. Thus, its availability and price have implications for the profitability and growth potential of the industry. Since the latter part of 2020, these distressed poultry farmers have bemoaned the development and are warning of the collapse of their industry should the problem continue to linger.