Poultry Boost: Ghana to Roll Out Nkoko Nkitinkiti Plan
Government has confirmed that the long-awaited Nkoko Nkitinkiti Programme will be launched in the first week of October, following an earlier postponement in July that drew concern from poultry industry stakeholders. The initiative, led by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, is aimed at reducing Ghana’s heavy dependence on imported poultry, which costs the country more than $300 million every year.
Speaking in Accra after the launch of the second phase of the West Africa Livestock Marketing Programme (PACBAO) organized by the ECOWAS Commission, Minister of Food and Agriculture Eric Opoku assured poultry farmers that the revised timeline would be met.
“Plans are at an advanced stage, and it is expected that by the first week of October, His Excellency the President will officially launch the programme. The media will be invited, after which distribution will begin across various constituencies to reach beneficiary farmers. We are finalizing the beneficiary list and completing procurement processes with contractors to supply the birds. Very soon, implementation will take off,” he said.
The Nkoko Nkitinkiti Programme is being positioned as a flagship policy to boost domestic poultry farming, save foreign exchange, and generate sustainable employment, particularly for young people and women in rural communities.
