Nkoko Nkitinkiti needs a 10 to 20-year poultry strategy to succeed - Rockland Farms CEO
Edith Akosah Wheatland, CEO of Rockland Farms, called for a long-term, legally backed roadmap to guide the implementation of the government's Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative during Joy Business' high-level thought leadership roundtable on the Super Morning Show. She argued that Ghana's poultry industry cannot be transformed through short-term interventions, stating, "What we are talking about today is not a three-year thing that we can do. We need at least a 10 to 20-year roadmap backed by a legal document so that when there is a change of government, it cannot be changed. The poultry sector has to follow that roadmap. That is how we will be able to transform it."
Ms. Wheatland explained that Rockland Farms invested heavily in feed production after recognizing that feed accounts for about 80 percent of the cost of raising broiler chickens. Building its own feed mill enabled the company to reduce production costs and create opportunities for thousands of maize farmers. The company now operates a feed mill capable of producing between eight and 10 tonnes of feed per hour and works with nearly 8,000 smallholder maize farmers.
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Rockland Farms CEO Edith Akosah Wheatland advocates for a long-term, legally binding strategy for Ghana's Nkoko Nkitinkiti poultry initiative. She
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