President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghana’s School Feeding Programme to temporarily absorb excess eggs on the local market as a measure to address a growing egg glut affecting poultry farmers across the country.
His directive comes at a time when egg suppliers in several parts of Ghana are appealing for government intervention following a trade disruption with Burkina Faso. The suspension of egg exports to the neighbouring country has persisted for more than two months, contributing significantly to oversupply on the domestic market.
The situation has led to a sharp drop in egg prices, leaving poultry farmers and distributors struggling to sell their produce and raising concerns over potential losses within the sector.
Speaking during a citizen engagement at the University for Development Studies in the Northern Region on Sunday, April 19, as part of his “resetting tour,” President Mahama acknowledged the challenges facing the poultry industry and outlined possible government support measures.
“As I speak now, there’s a glut in the production of eggs. Poultry farmers are complaining that they can’t get a market for their eggs. And so, because of the poultry programs and all that we’ve done, the supply of eggs has increased,” he said.
He further proposed leveraging existing government programmes to stabilise demand.
“And that’s why I’ve said that we should find a way of getting the school feeding program to absorb the eggs and give it to our children to eat. If we can’t sell it, let our children eat the eggs,” he added.
Government officials are expected to continue discussions with stakeholders in the poultry value chain as efforts intensify to resolve the export bottleneck and stabilise the local market.
