A guarantee fund needs to be set up to allow financial service providers to hedge their risks in the multi-stakeholder livestock value chains, according to speakers at a recent conference in Nairobi on livestock and dairy farming in Africa-Caribbean-Pacific (ACT) countries
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Nigeria’s fish production set to boost exports
Nigerias fish production has reached more than three million mt per annum enabling the country to meet the local fish demand and generate surplus for export, according to Nigerias minister of agriculture and rural development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina
Aquaculture and fisheries sector boosts Africa’s economy
The fisheries and aquaculture sector has contributed greatly to Africa’s overall economy, according to a study carried out by the FAO
Ghana broiler restoration project launched
Ghana Broiler Revitalisation Project (GHABROP) aimed to increase local capacity in the production, processing and marketing of broiler chicken has been set-up in Accra, Ghana
The project will also reform the poultry industry along the poultry value chain and ensure that production farms, input suppliers, hatcheries, feed mills, veterinary service producers, processors, marketers/cold stores and consumers all work alongside each other to become self-sufficient.Dr Hanna Louisa Bissiw, deputy minister of food and agriculture in-charge of livestock, heading the project, said the project was vital to the survival of the local broiler industry.
"As you may be aware, Ghana is deficient in her meat and milk requirements. Unfortunately the present levels of livestock and poultry production are woefully inadequate to meet the animal protein needs of 24mn human population," said Bissiw.
"This has resulted in Ghana becoming a net importer of frozen meat of which poultry meat constitutes the highest proportion," added Bissiw.
According to government figures, Ghana has around 200,000mt of chicken estimated at US$200mn, which amounts to 2.6mn chicken per week.
Dairibord Holdings rolls out Zimbabwe heifer importation programme
The heifer importation programme adopted by Dairibord Holdings limited in Zimbabwe is reported to have increased raw milk intake volumes at a time the country’s dairy sector faced a severe downturn due to the 2000 land reform programme
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