'I’ll develop this poultry farm into Centre of Excellence' – Mahama assures Papao Farms

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged sweeping government backing to elevate Papao Farms into a premier hub for agricultural production, training, and research.

During an inspection of the poultry farm in Accra on Friday, September 12, the President lauded the dedication of National Service personnel and volunteers working on the project and assured them of his administration’s commitment to its growth.

“I promise to help you develop this poultry farm into a center of excellence. It will be both a producing farm, it will also be a training farm, and it will be a research farm,” President Mahama said.

He revealed that he had already engaged the Finance Minister on the farm’s potential and intends to personally bring him to the site immediately after his return to Ghana.

“He’s out of the country at the moment but as soon as he lands at the airport I’m going to march him to this farm to come and see the good work you’re doing here so that when we send our requests to him for the processing plants, the hostel, the vehicles, the solar power plants to boost electric supply, he won’t hesitate in releasing the funds,” he said.

The President stressed that beyond food production, the project would stand as a beacon for youth empowerment and agricultural advancement in the sub-region.

“So my brothers and sisters, you can be sure we will support you all the way. We will make this a model farm so that people will come from other West African countries to come and study what National Service personnel of Ghana and volunteers have done here in Papao,” he added.