The Ghana Livestock Development Network, the Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPF) and the Veterinary and Animal Services department of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Livestock), have met to deliberate on and finalize the draft of Ghana’s Livestock and Animal Production Bill.
The networks held the first Gap Analysis Workshop held in the Volta Region from February 23-26 2016 to amend Ghana’s current Livestock Bill which has been in existence since 1961.
In her opening remarks, Mrs. Annie Dela Akanko, Knowledgement Management Manager of the Africa Lead project, a USAID and Feed the Future funded project stated “The Ghana Livestock Development Network (GLIDEN) is one of nine networks that was formed to bring together the various organizations working in the livestock sector.
The Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPF) is the host organization of the Ghana Livestock Development Network whose goal is to “develop and promote the livestock sector in Ghana.”
Among its objectives are to advocate for the review and passage of the veterinary and animal production bill as well sensitize livestock farmers concerning the adoption of and compliance to livestock legislation.
The Networks want the Government of Ghana to better regulate the livestock industry in order to reduce imports eventually increasing local production and the farmer’s income.
Dr. Hannah Bissiw, the Deputy Minister for Agriculture (Livestock), who was guest of honor, mentioned “The government is committed to seeing Ghana’s agriculture grow and we desire that Ghanaians will have and eat what is produced in Ghana. Ghana has a rich livestock sector, we can boast of very good and healthy meat. His Excellency the President and the Minister are both keen on seeing this bill passed into law to help regulate and improve Ghana’s livestock sector.”
She expressed the government’s gratitude to all its donor partners especially USAID for supporting GLIDEN and MOFA in this laudable quest which “will help shape up Ghana’s livestock secto
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