{
  "id": 19708095,
  "title": "Gov’t tasks EXIM Bank to drive self-sufficiency in poultry production",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/govt-tasks-exim-bank-to-drive-self-sufficiency-in-poultry-production",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T20:42:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/govt-tasks-exim-bank-to-drive-self-sufficiency-in-poultry-production/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Government officials have instructed the Ghana Export-Import Bank (EXIM Bank) to foster self-sufficiency in poultry and poultry feed production, according to Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson. This initiative is part of broader efforts to bolster local poultry farming, bolster domestic businesses, and generate employment opportunities throughout the poultry industry. In his address to Parliament on November 12, 2023, Dr Ato Forson disclosed that the government plans to allocate funding to local poultry farms and businesses engaged in the production of poultry feed. The EXIM Bank will collaborate with these industries to achieve Ghana's goal of becoming self-reliant in poultry and feed production. For the period 2027 to 2030, EXIM Bank will allocate at least 40% of its revenues from the Ghana Export and Import levy to the poultry sector, supporting farmers and feed production to expand output and satisfy domestic demand. The government has also announced plans to remove restrictions on levies given to EXIM Bank, with increased funding to be directed towards the poultry sector. \"We will put this funding to work on Ghanaian poultry farms, grow Ghanaian chickens, support Ghanaian businesses, and create jobs across the poultry value chains,\" Dr Ato Forson emphasized.",
  "summary": "Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson says the government has directed the Ghana Export-Import Bank (EXIM Bank) to work with industries to make the country self-sufficient in poultry and poultry feed production.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}