Ghana imports 90% of meat products

Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS) has indicated that 90 per cent of the country’s meat products are imported.

He said the situation is retarding the meat industry and called for urgent steps to meet the demands of local consumers.

He said the country has been importing large quantities of its meat products from Burkina Faso and other European countries while the country has huge potential to produce quality and quantity needs for its populace.

“We must begin to produce meat in Ghana now,” he said.

Prof Teye was speaking at the Dugu campus of the UDS during his inaugural lecture on the topic: “The meat industry: a potential pivot for national development,” which attracted many enthusiasts from the academia and various industries to listen to the intellectual piece.

He said the meat industry holds a great potential to provide numerous job opportunities to man