Authors :
Quaye, B; Asomani, B; Adjei Mensah, B; Benante, V; Opoku, O; Amankrah, M.A; Atuahene, C. C
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 8 - August
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https://bit.ly/3IIfn9N
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7082070
Abstract :
The recent problem of the COVID-19
pandemic has thwarted every facet of life andthe poultry
industry is not spared from its ravages.A survey was
conducted to ascertain the extent to which the pandemic
has affected the poultry industry in the Kumasi
Metropolis of Ghana. Open and close-ended
questionnaires were administered to poultry farmers,
feed millers, traders and consumers of poultry products.
The Snowball sampling technique was employed in
taking data from the poultry farmers and feed millers. A
random sampling method was used in collecting data
from traders and consumers.The data were first coded
with the procedure of SPSS and descriptive statistics
including tables and graphswere generated. The
COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the poultry industry
in Ghana negatively by crippling the stakeholders in the
industry. Poultry farmers are stalling in their various
productions because their workers are leaving their jobs
because of non-payment of salaries.Farmers are
burdened with the reality of a shortage of inputs and so
production is not able to go on properly. Feed millers
cannot get access to feed ingredients and the few that are
available are expensive, making the compounded feed
very expensive to farmers. Traders, on the other hand,
are not able to source poultry products and so an
increase in demand has resulted in the increment inthe
price of poultry products. Consumers who are at the end
of the value chain can no longer afford the cost and so
are now looking for alternatives to poultry products.
Keywords :
Pandemic, COVID-19, Poultry, Snowball, Stake-holders, Consumers
The recent problem of the COVID-19
pandemic has thwarted every facet of life andthe poultry
industry is not spared from its ravages.A survey was
conducted to ascertain the extent to which the pandemic
has affected the poultry industry in the Kumasi
Metropolis of Ghana. Open and close-ended
questionnaires were administered to poultry farmers,
feed millers, traders and consumers of poultry products.
The Snowball sampling technique was employed in
taking data from the poultry farmers and feed millers. A
random sampling method was used in collecting data
from traders and consumers.The data were first coded
with the procedure of SPSS and descriptive statistics
including tables and graphswere generated. The
COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the poultry industry
in Ghana negatively by crippling the stakeholders in the
industry. Poultry farmers are stalling in their various
productions because their workers are leaving their jobs
because of non-payment of salaries.Farmers are
burdened with the reality of a shortage of inputs and so
production is not able to go on properly. Feed millers
cannot get access to feed ingredients and the few that are
available are expensive, making the compounded feed
very expensive to farmers. Traders, on the other hand,
are not able to source poultry products and so an
increase in demand has resulted in the increment inthe
price of poultry products. Consumers who are at the end
of the value chain can no longer afford the cost and so
are now looking for alternatives to poultry products.
Keywords :
Pandemic, COVID-19, Poultry, Snowball, Stake-holders, Consumers
