{"id":93924,"date":"2025-09-13T10:57:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T10:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93924"},"modified":"2025-09-13T10:57:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T10:57:14","slug":"mahama-pledges-full-local-chicken-production-within-three-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93924","title":{"rendered":"Mahama pledges full local chicken production within three years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled an ambitious plan to make Ghana entirely self-sufficient in chicken production within the next three years.<\/p>\n

The initiative, dubbed the *Nkok\u0254 Nkitinkiti* project, seeks to drastically reduce poultry imports while strengthening local farming and food security.<\/p>\n

Speaking during a visit to the National Service Authority\u2019s Papao Farms in Accra on Friday, September 12, the President outlined the vision behind the programme.<\/p>\n

He said the goal was to ensure that virtually all chicken consumed in the country would be produced locally.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce the \u2018Nkok\u0254 Nkitinkiti\u2019 project takes off, we believe that within three years Ghana will be producing almost 100 per cent of the chicken we eat. This means we can stop bringing in imported chicken, because we do not even know how those birds are raised,\u201d President Mahama stated.<\/p>\n

He voiced concerns about the safety of imported poultry, noting that some countries rely heavily on genetically modified breeds and hormone injections.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn many of those countries, they use genetically modified chickens, and in some cases they inject them with hormones. That is not what we want for our people,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

According to the President, the initiative is designed not only to cut the country\u2019s dependence on foreign poultry but also to promote healthier, home-grown alternatives. \u201cWe want fresh, Ghanaian-grown chicken so that our people can live healthier lives,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

The Nkok\u0254 Nkitinkiti project will involve a comprehensive supply chain, ranging from the provision of day-old chicks and feed to both small and large-scale farmers, to establishing modern processing facilities and distributing the final products under a distinctly local brand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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