Tomorrow is Ghana Poultry Day @ Statehouse

Tomorrow, July 1, 2025, will mark the fifth edition of Ghana Poultry Day at the forecourt of the Statehouse, which is organised to promote and invest in the poultry sector in the country.

The significance of the day lies in the fact that statistics show local poultry production in the country accounts for less than 10 per cent of the required poultry consumption.

The day, therefore, aims to promote the consumption of locally produced poultry products, highlight sector challenges and opportunities, foster collaborations and inspire youth and women to venture into poultry agribusiness.

First held as the Ghana Chicken Festival, the Agri house Foundation initiated the event in 2021 in collaboration with key public and private sector stakeholders to spotlight the importance of the poultry industry in Ghana’s food system.

It brings together industry players, policymakers, farmers, agribusinesses and consumers to celebrate the contributions of the poultry value chain to the national economy.

The event, expected to attract government officials, including the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Abla Dzifa Gomashie, the Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture John Setor Kofi Dumelo, the Director of Presidential Initiatives in Agriculture and Agribusiness Dr Peter Boamah Otokunor and the Head, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Ghana Dr Yaw Osei Asare.

The organisers promised to distribute free day-old chicks to schools, youth groups and selected members of the public, while attendees will be offered free grilled poultry (turkey, duck, chicken, etc.).

With the theme, “Investing in the local poultry sector, a means to creating jobs, promoting agritourism and improving food security,” the day also seeks to create more awareness of the vast poultry industry, ensuring that the entire sector receives equal attention and investments.

Briefing the Daily Graphic on the day, the Executive Director of the Agrihouse Foundation, Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, explained that aside from activities such as the cooking competition and fun games, the event sought to draw the attention of policymakers to the urgent need to relook at the poultry sector.

Rationale

She said the day was instituted as an avenue to advocate the promotion and investment in the poultry sector, create awareness of the vast job opportunities in the sector for the youth and also push for the feed industry to be expanded or scaled up to reduce the cost of feed, thereby reducing the cost of locally grown poultry.

“It is also to promote the nutritional and medicinal value of locally grown poultry, create more awareness of the vast poultry industry to ensure that the entire sector receives equal attention and investments and promote the consumption of locally grown poultry and eggs,” Ms Akosa added.