The Challenges and Prospects of the Commercial Poultry Industry in Ghana: A Synthesis of Literature
Journal Title: International Journal of Management Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 6
Abstract
Ghana’s poultry sector has been experiencing a steep decline since the year 2000. Many, if not all, the commercial poultry farms that were established in the late 1960s and early 1970s have collapsed and/or are on the verge of collapsing. Parliament passed a law to increase taxes on the importation of frozen chicken but that law has never been implemented due to pressures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This paper examined the challenges and prospects of the commercial poultry industry in Ghana. A synthesis of secondary data was sourced to assess the prevailing issues. It was concluded that the Government of Ghana should pass the law to increase taxes on the importation of frozen chicken; adopt policies to encourage SME financing in Ghana; develop proper training institutions for poultry farmers; encourage the consumption of local poultry products whiles the industry offer relevant training and live demonstration programmes for its members. Entrepreneurs must also address all the financial and managerial issues affecting the poultry industry in Ghana.
Authors and Affiliations
Lawrence Yaw Kusi, Senyo Agbeblewu, Isaac Kwadwo Anim, Kwamena Minta Nyarku
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP27004
- DOI -
- Views 303
- Downloads 4
Influence of Working Condition on Employee Career Change Intention: A Case of Moi University, Kenya
The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of working condition on employee career change intention in Moi University, Kenya. The research design was a survey. Individual elements were selected using...
Correlative Influence of External Auditors and Forensic Accountants on Effective Management of Fraud
Countries are presently faced with serious economic and social crises where corruption is the order of the day. In recent times, fraud has infected many companies in Nigeria of which Cadbury and formerAfribank Plc. are...
An Analysis of the Relationship between the Voluntary Disclosure of the Intellectual Capital and the Firm Value
In this research, we propose to clarify the relationship between voluntary disclosure on the intellectual capital and firm valuation. We primarily proposed a more refined conceptualization of intellectual capital throug...
The Effect of Performance Evaluation on Employee's Job Satisfaction in Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (2013)
This study is designed to study the relationship between the performance evaluation system and its impact on job satisfaction of employees. A questionnaire is designed for this purpose and the study is conducted to the...
Resilience Assessment: Scale for Children and Adolescent
Within the International Resilience Research Project framework, a scale oriented to evaluate resilience was developed (Grotberg, 2001). This study searches for validity evidence of that scale in Portuguese children and...