A communication team member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Upper East Region, Isaac Ayemvoa, has raised concerns about the implementation of the government’s Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative in the region, questioning whether poultry farmers are benefiting from the programme.
Speaking in an interview on A1 Radio, Mr Ayemvoa who is also the Bolgatanga Central Constituency Secretary, alleged that the regional agricultural directorate had distributed chicks to some farmers but indicated that the exercise was not conducted under the Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative.
He questioned the apparent disconnect between the distribution of chicks by the directorate and the implementation of the government’s flagship poultry programme.
The Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative is a government intervention under the broader Feed Ghana Programme aimed at revitalising Ghana’s poultry industry, increasing local chicken production, creating jobs and reducing the country’s dependence on imported poultry products. The programme is designed to support households with chicks, feed and technical guidance to encourage sustainable poultry production and improve livelihoods.
Mr Ayemvoa expressed concern about the situation, questioning whether a lack of coordination among the relevant agricultural authorities could be affecting the programme’s implementation in the Upper East Region.
“The agric ministry in the upper East region, if you like, the directorate, has distributed chicks to farmers but not under the umbrella of the nkoko nkitinkiti. What is it? Is it lack of coordination or what is it?”
He noted that smallholder farmers in the region were willing to venture into poultry production and called for clarity on why the distribution of chicks by the agricultural directorate was reportedly not being carried out under the initiative.
The NDC communicator has consequently appealed to the media to engage the regional agricultural directorate to explain the circumstances surrounding the distribution exercise and clarify the status of the Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative in the region.
Source: Bolgafmonline.com| 102.7 MHz| Gifty Eyram Kudiabor| Bolgatanga
