[ 2016-11-05 ]

Ghana to import 10,000 tons of fish feed in 2017
Government has disclosed plans to import 10,000
metric tons of fish feed from China, next year.

Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Sherry
Aryeetey who disclosed this said the move is to
improve Ghana’s fishing industry by reducing the
high cost of operation in that sector.

According to her, the initiative is a
collaboration between the Ministry of Fisheries
and Aquaculture and the Chinese Embassy in Ghana.
“The Ministry of Fisheries in collaboration with
the Embassy of China will receive 10,000 metric
tonnes of fish feed next year for fish farmers,”
she said.

Ms Sherry Aryeetey further indicated
government’s plan to establish a fish feed at
Akuse in the Eastern region.

“In collaboration with a private company, we are
facilitating a 40,000 metric tons of fish feed
mill at Akuse; this factory will employ about 200
people. In addition, the fish processing factory
at Elmina will also produce 10,000 metric tonnes
of fish feed and this will further reduce the cost
of operation,” Ms Aryeetey observed.

The Minister made the remarks at an occasion to
mark this year’s National Farmers Day
Celebration.
The event which was on the theme, ‘Agriculture:
A Business Response to Economic Growth’  was
organized  at Kintampo in the Bono Ahafo region.

In attendance were, the President John Mahama who
expressed his government’s resolve to commit
resources to improve the agric sector’s
contribution to the nation’s GDP; Minister of
Agriculture; Alhaji Mohammed-Muniru Limuna as well
as other state officials.

Source - citibsinessnews.com

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