Ghana Poultry Day slated for July 1
The Sixth Edition of Ghana Poultry Day is set to take place on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at the Forecourt of the State House in Accra, bringing together key players within Ghana’s poultry value chain to promote local poultry production, consumption, investment, and industry growth.
Organised annually by Agrihouse Foundation, the national advocacy event has grown into one of Ghana’s leading agricultural industry platforms, creating awareness of the importance of supporting locally produced poultry while encouraging stronger collaboration among farmers, processors, feed producers, financial institutions, policymakers, development partners, and consumers.
This year’s celebration is themed: “Stepping Up to Feed Ghana Through Ghana’s Poultry Value Chain.” “The theme reflects the urgent need for stakeholders to collectively strengthen Ghana’s poultry industry to improve food security, create jobs, and reduce dependence on imported poultry products.
Poultry day
“The upcoming poultry day will feature stakeholder engagement sessions, poultry exhibitions and marketplace activities, media engagements, consumer education campaigns, networking opportunities, and an exciting chef’s activation and cooking competition aimed at promoting creative local poultry dishes and encouraging patronage of Ghana-grown chicken,” a statement issued in Accra said.
It said that over the years, Ghana Poultry Day has not only served as a platform for advocacy and education but has also delivered direct impact to poultry farmers and aspiring producers across the country.
During the fifth edition, it said over 5,000 day-old chicks were distributed to selected beneficiaries as part of efforts to encourage poultry farming and support livelihoods.
The Executive Chair of Agrihouse Foundation, Alberta Nana Ayaa Akosa, said many of the beneficiaries were already recording positive results, with some successfully growing and managing their birds into productive poultry businesses.
Beneficiaries
The beneficiaries said the intervention helped them either restart or expand their poultry operations at a time when production costs were increasing.
Others described the support as a major motivation to venture into poultry farming, especially among the youth and women.
The Executive Chair noted that this year’s event was expected to attract poultry farmers and associations, agribusinesses, feed manufacturers, processors, students, chefs, hospitality industry players, financial institutions, development organisations, government agencies, media practitioners and members of the public.
The Ngleshie Alata Mamprobi Manye, Naa Obeye Dromo I, said the free day-old chicks given to her during the fifth edition of Ghana Poultry Day, were now thriving in a poultry farm.
