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‘Stop patronizing foreign poultry’

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  • Justice 8 years ago

    Ghana don't have any serious development on its land so where are the concrete lands that you are talking about. Accra is not Ghana and Ghana is not Accra.You see a few buildinds here and there and then jump to conclusion tha ...
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  • Boss(Amansie Ba) 8 years ago

    But you want to export more fruits to Europe and America. If they too refuses our products what will be the outcome? You better help our farmers with new technology to improve their production to enable us buy it cheaper.

  • Dx 8 years ago

    Help the farmers directly with expertise, marketing(including adverts),raise taxes on poultry imports and subsidize farmers( Thats what happens in America). Can minimize cheap imports with laws(Again Americans do it)

  • CNN 8 years ago

    The problem in Ghana is that we don't even know our problems, poultry farmers biggest challenge is the cost of production, and not about foreigners flooding our market with poultry products, it is not worth it to raise birds ...
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  • Papa 8 years ago

    Wicked, thieving and selfish leaders....

  • E. Amponsah 8 years ago

    Ghana is not ready to take the market from foreigners. This can only be possible if our farmers can produce same quantity and quality at the same cost else you will create shortage or deny us proteins. Invisible hands must wo ...
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  • ken 8 years ago

    OUR FOOLISH GOVT AND DUMMY LEADER MAHAMA DONT THINK OUT THINGS BEFORE DOING SOMTHING GHANA CANNOT AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PRODUCE ANY TIME SOON OF WHAT FOREIGNERS GIVE US THIS IS FACT OF LIFE AND TRUTH SO ALL THE PEO ...
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  • Dusty 8 years ago

    It is not talking but doing with all your expertise. It is quiet simple to realize actually. Ghana must be able to compete. If products coming are cheaper and better quality, saying you should not buy foreign will not work. B ...
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  • Mike 8 years ago

    It is certainly not better it is cheaper than the local chicken meat for two reasons. 50 percent of chicken feed is imported. No local substitute. The foreign governments subsidize their the poultry industry

  • ndc 8 years ago

    Mr. so called what???. It is the government that have to put inn measures to stop the importation of poultry products. Foolish government.

  • mensa 8 years ago

    DONT TRSUT NDC AND OR MAHAMA THE FOOLS YOU CANT AFFORD TO GET SICK BY GHANA FILTY POULTRY

  • KWASI 8 years ago

    THIS GOVT RATHER SEE US STARVE THEN EAT FOREIGN POULTRY HA WHAT A NONSENSE
    NAHAMA AND HIS STUPID GOVT OF FOOLS STAY OUT OF THE PEOPLE BUSNISS

  • Avuu Koklo 8 years ago

    The article is spot on. I know 2 people in poultry farming whose business have collapassed.

    Government is partly to blame because it wont make it simple for promotion of local. But one item of serious concern is that ever ...
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  • Victor Hugo 8 years ago

    Be bold and stop the importation of foreign poultry and see what will happen
    Are you able to meet local demand?

  • insp we.i 8 years ago

    The best practice is to increase the import duty and make it less affordable and attractive. The duty collected must be used to support local poultry farmers. PERIOD.