A One-day district workshop aimed at sensitising farmers to maximising profits in poultry, fish and piggery production has ended at Hohoe in the Volta Region.
The programme, which attracted about 76 farmers, was organised by the Ghana Agro Food Company (GAFCO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA).
In a speech, the Hohoe District Livestock Extension Officer, Mr Besa Akpalu, said anyone going into farming hoped to create employment and regular income, hence they must treat it as a business entity.
“And you have to plan your farm to enable you to maximise profit,” he said.
Mr Akpalu said in animal production feeding played a significant role since it took about 60-80 per cent of the cost.
“If the animal is not given enough to maintain its physiological functions, it will not have enough for production,” he said.
He therefore advised farmers to plan well, apply good management practices and keep good accounts.
For his part, a nutritionist at GAFCO, Mr Kleko Dzesi, said feed should be prepared with the required ingredients.
He gave the assurance that if feed was properly prepared it would increase productivity, hence maximising profit and thereby reducing poverty.
“But what is seen now is that apart from poor housing, farmers feed their animals on pawpaw leaves and rice chaff,” he noted
He was happy that some farmers were adopting the modern techniques by using good feed and asked farmers to seek veterinary advice and assistance whenever possible.
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