Dr Joseph Kofi Abuh, the Greater Accra Regional Veterinary Officer, says the Government will soon pay some 138 poultry farmers affected by the Avian Influenza (A-H5N1) in the region. He said the Chief Veterinary Officer of the Veterinary Services Department (VSD) had approved the processed compensation certificates of the farmers…
The aim of the committee is to reduce the dangers in poultry farming
The Ghana Poultry Project (GPP) in collaboration with the United States Department of Agricultural (USDA) has inaugurated Community Animal Health Workers (CAHW) in six communities in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality in the Greater Accra Region.
Introducing the personnel to the various communities, Mr. Joseph Kofi Abuh, Deputy Director Greater Accra Regional Veterinary in charge of Regulatory and Food Safety Unit, called on the workers to exhibit some level of decency and commitment in line of duty.
He explained that the job when executed effectively, would reduce the dangers farmers encounter and residents who engaged in domestic or local poultry farming would benefit immensely from the expert advice from personnel deployed into the various communities.