Country Profiles: Ghana

Estimated population of rural poultry
16 million
Source: Ministry of Agriculture 1996 census

Institutes and Organisations

• Ministry of Agriculture
  Veterinary Services Department
  Animal Production Department
  Extension Services Department
• Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research
  Animal Research Institute
• University of Ghana Legon, Accra
  Animal Science Department

Current Projects

• "The use of a thermostable Newcastle disease vaccine in the control of Newcastle disease in rural poultry in Ghana”

Chief Investigator
Dr Joseph Awuni,
Accra Veterinary Laboratory
PO Box M161, Accra
Tel 775639
Fax 776021
Email josephawuni@hotmail.com

Funded by the Ministry of Agriculture

• Assessment of the effectiveness of vaccination strategies against Newcastle disease and Gumboro disease using immunoassay-based technologies for increasing farmyard poultry production in Africa

Research Contract Holder
Dr Joseph Awuni,
Accra Veterinary Laboratory,
PO Box M161,
Accra
Tel 775639
Fax 776021
Email josephawuni@hotmail.com

This project is a component of a coordinated research programme “Improvements of Health and Management of Family Poultry Production in Africa” with twelve contract holders in Africa and funded by the joint FAO/IAEA Division of the International Atomic Energy Agency.