Kofi Ahovi

 The Apex Body of Women in Poultry Value Chain (WIPVaC) has presented 70 crates of eggs to the New Life Children's Home in Nungua, Accra, to mark World Egg Day. The home, which cares for over 92 children, as well as disabled and aged individuals, expressed gratitude for the support. Every year we celebrate World Egg Day. Today is equally a special one for us," said Florence Doku, Acting Greater Accra Regional President for WIPVaC. "Egg is protein in nature, it contains a lot of vitamins and nutrients... It's small in nature, but it contains a lot of things, all the vitamins that we need." The donation is part of WIPVaC's efforts to promote egg consumption and support vulnerable communities. "I will entreat everyone to eat an egg a day," Doku encouraged. Receiving the donation, the New Life Children Home's founder, Otinnor Mantse, Nii Afotey Botwe II, expressed gratitude for the donation, saying, "It's going to help us in a long way beca...

 The Apex Body of Women In Poultry Value Chain (WIPVaC-Apex Ghana) has taken a significant step towards empowering women in the poultry industry with the disbursement of a GHS 100,000 revolving loan fund to Entrepreneurship Savings and Loans Groups (ESLGs) to increase their loan portfolio across seven regions in Ghana. The fund is provided by Peter Gilgan Foundation, a charitable organization in Canada, for the implementation of Women in Livestock Microenterprise Development (WILMED) project. The project is implemented by Veterinarians without Borders (VWB) Canada through WIPVaC -Apex Ghana to expand their businesses. The WILMED project is a one-year initiative designed to improve the health and economic security of women and girls in underserved communities. The approach is through an integrated One Health project that addresses animal health, human health and environmental health for food security. The project prioritizes support to vulnerable women, particularly those with limit...

 The Women in Poultry Value Chain (WIPVaC) has marked International Women's Day with a call to action to empower women in the poultry industry. Speaking at the event on the theme "Accelerate Action, (30 years after Beijing)", Dr. Victoria Norgbey, National President of WIPVaC, emphasized the importance of supporting women in the poultry value chain. Women play a crucial role in the poultry value chain, but often lack the necessary expertise to run a profitable business," Dr. Norgbey said. "WIPVaC is committed to addressing this gap and promoting women's empowerment in the industry." Dr. Norgbey highlighted WIPVaC's achievements, including capacity-building programs, entrepreneurship settings, and loans groups. She also emphasized the importance of equity and equality in empowering women. When women are supported and empowered, development is faster and more sustainable," Dr. Norgbey said. "We need to ensure that women have equal access to ...

 The Apex body of Women in Poultry Value Chain (WIPVaC) with support from Star Ghana Foundation has held a planning meeting for stakeholders in the livestock sector to develop a roadmap for the implementation of biosecurity on farms. The roadmap is expected to be presented to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The National President of WIPVaC, Dr. Victoria Norgbey, stressed that the implementation of the biosecurity on the livestock farms will greatly impact the quality of production of livestock for the Ghanaian market. Women in Poultry Value Chain, biosecurity, WIPVaC, Star Ghana The certification will enable the insurance and financial institutions to lower the risk level when farmers are accessing these products. and we ourselves will have efficient production and maximize profit as well as adequately meet the protein needs of the country.” “Now we have a roadmap that we can use for advocacy, engage with the policy makers an...