Poultry industry in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region of Ghana: Prospects and challenges

Agyemang, Isaac

doi:10.5897/ajhc2013.0163

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“…In addition, slaughtering, processing of intermediate and final products, and packaging for the cold room are performed. These and other activities are required for the success of the chicken business [55]. Consistently, previous studies have reported the same observations for labor in layer poultry farms across countries with economies under development [35,37,56], and thus agree with the results of this study for the layer poultry farms in Pakistan.…”

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Technical Efficiency Analysis of Layer and Broiler Poultry Farmers in Pakistan

Khan

Ali²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2022

Agriculture

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Achieving high production with limited resources is a major challenge faced by poultry farmers in countries with developing economies, such as Pakistan. Optimization of the technical efficiency (TE) of poultry business operations is a promising strategy. A representative sample of 210 poultry farms in the province of Punjab in Pakistan was analyzed for TE. The studied sample comprised 105 layer chicken farms (battery cage system, egg production) and 105 broiler chicken farms (environmental control shed system, meat production). A Cobb–Douglas stochastic frontier production analysis approach with the inefficiency effect model was used to simultaneously estimate TE levels and identify factors that influence efficiency. The results indicated that flock size, labor, feed, and water consumption are positively related to egg production, whereas vaccination was found to be insignificant. For broiler businesses, flock size, feed, and water consumption were positively related to the output, whereas labor and vaccination were found to be insignificant. The results of the TE inefficiency effect model revealed that farmer age, education, experience, access to credit, and access to extension services all had a significant and positive influence on the technical efficiency of both layer and broiler farmers. The estimated mean TE level of layer and broiler poultry farmers was 89% and 92%, respectively, evaluated against the benchmark of the identified frontier of efficient production with prevailing systems. The study concludes that it is possible to increase egg production by 11% and meat production by 8% by making more efficient use of the available resources and technology. To improve poultry farmers’ efficiency, policy interventions should focus more on the pronounced effects of variables such as education, farmer experience, credit access, and extension services.

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Section: Influence Of the Factors Under Studysupporting

confidence: 92%

Technical Efficiency Analysis of Layer and Broiler Poultry Farmers in Pakistan

Khan

Ali²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2022

Agriculture

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The poultry sector of Ghana: regime transitions and its implications for poultry health and management

Enyetornye,

Velayudhan,

Gottdenker

2024

World's Poultry Science Journal

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A review of Ghana’s food system and its implications on sustainability and the development of national food-based dietary guidelines

Agyapong¹,

Annan²,

Apprey³

et al. 2022

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Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG) provide culturally-appropriate and actionable recommendations based on which populations can make healthy food choices. Food systems sustainability, from production to consumption, and disposal of food and food-related items, should be a critical consideration for developing such guidelines. This rapid review assesses Ghana's food systems to determine the level of sustainability to inform the FBDG recommendations. Peer-reviewed articles, documents and reports of relevance to Ghana were included in this rapid review. A hundred and eight papers, answering different questions on food system sustainability were reviewed. Bread, cereals, fish and indigenous vegetables are the most frequently consumed food groups. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages are the most consumed imported foods. In rural areas, 53% of dietary protein comes from plant sources. Fish is the main the source of animal protein for most Ghanaian households. There is intensive exploitation of marine and fresh water resources. Most livestock are raised by smallholder farmers using free-range system. Poultry is frequently kept on deep litter system and only a few are large-scale. Crop production for household consumption and small-scale animal rearing are predominant, especially in Northern Ghana. By weight, fruits and vegetables are the least cultivated and consumed crops at the household level. Wood is the commonest source of fuel for cooking, especially in rural areas. Single use plastic is the most used and preferred material for food packaging. Indiscriminate and poor management of waste and pesticide misuse is commonly reported. The findings suggest the need for promoting production diversification, use of clean fuel and reusable food packaging as part of FBDGs to enhance sustainability of Ghana’s food systems. Key words: sustainability, food system, Ghana, Food-based Dietary Guidelines, production, diversification

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Poultry industry in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region of Ghana: Prospects and challenges

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

Technical Efficiency Analysis of Layer and Broiler Poultry Farmers in Pakistan

Technical Efficiency Analysis of Layer and Broiler Poultry Farmers in Pakistan

The poultry sector of Ghana: regime transitions and its implications for poultry health and management

A review of Ghana’s food system and its implications on sustainability and the development of national food-based dietary guidelines

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