The 6th Edition of Ghana Poultry Day is set to take place on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at the Forecourt of the State House in Accra, bringing together key players within Ghana’s poultry value chain to promote local poultry production, consumption, investment, and industry growth.
Organized annually by Agrihouse Foundation, the national advocacy event has grown into one of Ghana’s leading agricultural industry platforms, creating awareness about the importance of supporting locally produced poultry while encouraging stronger collaboration among farmers, processors, feed producers, financial institutions, policymakers, development partners, and consumers.
This year’s celebration is themed: “Stepping Up to Feed Ghana Through Ghana’s Poultry Value Chain.” The theme reflects the urgent need for stakeholders to collectively strengthen Ghana’s poultry industry to improve food security, create jobs, and reduce dependence on imported poultry products.
The upcoming Poultry day will feature stakeholder engagement sessions, poultry exhibitions and marketplace activities, media engagements, consumer education campaigns, networking opportunities, and an exciting chef’s activation and cooking competition aimed at promoting creative local poultry dishes and encouraging patronage of Ghana-grown chicken.
Over the years, Ghana Poultry Day has not only served as a platform for advocacy and education but has also delivered direct impact to poultry farmers and aspiring producers across the country.
During the 5th edition, over 5,000 day-old chicks were distributed to selected beneficiaries as part of efforts to encourage poultry farming and support livelihoods. According to Ms. Alberta Nana Ayaa Akosa, the Executive Chair of Agrihouse Foundation, many of the beneficiaries are already recording positive results, with some successfully growing and managing their birds into productive poultry businesses.
According to some beneficiaries, the intervention helped them either restart or expand their poultry operations at a time when production costs were increasing. Others described the support as a major motivation to venture into poultry farming, especially among the youth and women.
For Naa Obeye Dromo I, Ngleshie Alata Mamprobi Manye, the free day old chicks given to her during the 5th edition of Ghana poultry day is now thriving poultry farm.
Alberta said the success stories emerging from last year’s intervention have further strengthened confidence in the Ghana Poultry Day initiative and its commitment to supporting practical solutions within the poultry sector.
She further indicated that, the poultry sector continues to hold enormous potential for Ghana’s economic transformation despite ongoing challenges such as high feed costs, disease outbreaks, limited processing infrastructure, and low patronage of locally produced poultry products.
The Executive Chair noted that, this year’s event is expected to attract poultry farmers and associations, agribusinesses, feed manufacturers, processors, students, chefs, hospitality industry players, financial institutions, development organizations, government agencies, media practitioners, and members of the public.
Alberta called on corporate institutions, development partners, agribusinesses, and stakeholders within the agricultural value chain to partner and support the event through sponsorship, exhibitions, technical collaboration, and public education activities.
As Ghana continues to push for increased local production and consumption, the Ghana Poultry Day is expected to once again shine a spotlight on the importance of building a resilient and competitive poultry industry capable of feeding the nation while creating jobs and economic opportunities for thousands of Ghanaians.
