Ghana’s Export-Import Bank is exploring partnerships with Georgia aimed at strengthening its domestic poultry industry and reducing reliance on imports, according to globalatlanta.com.
Officials say Ghana is working to diversify into rice and poultry. The country currently faces an annual poultry shortfall of about 320,000 tons and spends more than a billion dollars on rice and poultry imports. Georgia and specifically the Gainesville area are among the top U.S. producers of broilers and offer large farms, advanced processing facilities and experience in global poultry trade.
The head of the Ghana International Chamber of Commerce (GHICC) was recently recognized by the Georgia Legislature.
Potential benefits of the partnership include technology transfer, training for local farmers, improved hatcheries and expanded market access. Ghana hopes to learn from Georgia’s modern farming and packaging systems while building capacity to meet domestic demand.
Challenges remain for Ghana’s poultry sector, including high feed costs, limited infrastructure and fragmented government policies. Imports from the European Union, Brazil and the United States continue to undercut local producers.
The initiative aligns with Ghana’s national goal of replacing at least a quarter of frozen chicken imports with local production by mid‑2025. Meeting that target would require raising about 67 million broiler birds annually, a scale officials believe could be supported by Georgia’s production models and export networks.
If successful, the partnership could reduce Ghana’s exposure to global price swings, create jobs and strengthen food security across the region.