Bechem’s poultry processing factory, currently under construction in the Ahafo Region, is expected to handle 6,000 birds per hour when it begins operations in 2027, providing a major market for local poultry farmers as Ghana works to increase domestic production and reduce reliance on imported poultry.
The facility, which is 50 per cent complete, is expected to begin operations by the end of the first quarter of 2027. It will process up to 6,000 birds per hour across two production lines for broilers and layers, according to the Presidency.
President John Dramani Mahama announced the projected capacity during an inspection of the project on October 9, as part of his two-day Resetting Ghana Tour of the Ahafo Region.
“The facility will process 6,000 birds per hour across two production lines for broilers and layers, supporting the government’s Nkoko Nketenkete programme, which has increased domestic poultry production from 4.6% to 22% as of May 2026,” the Presidency stated.
The factory and its accompanying feed mill are expected to strengthen the poultry value chain by providing processing capacity for a growing number of locally raised birds. The investment forms part of efforts to connect poultry production with industrial processing and expand market opportunities for farmers.
President Mahama called on young people in Bechem to invest in poultry farming ahead of the factory’s completion, arguing that local producers would have an established outlet for their birds once processing begins.
The government launched the Nkoko Nketenkete initiative under the Feed Ghana Programme before the facility’s construction to encourage poultry farming and build the supply needed to sustain commercial-scale processing.
Food and Agriculture Minister Eric Opoku said the initiative had contributed to an increase in domestic poultry production, which rose from 4.6 per cent to 22 per cent as of May 2026.
The factory is expected to build on this growth by providing infrastructure to process locally raised poultry at a larger scale. Its two production lines will handle broilers and layers, while the accompanying feed mill is intended to support the production chain.
President Mahama, who cut the sod for the project on November 27, 2025, said the facility would create jobs and establish Bechem as Ghana’s chicken capital when it becomes operational.
For farmers, the plant could offer more dependable access to processors and help reduce the difficulties associated with finding buyers. For the wider industry, it represents an effort to bring domestic poultry production and processing closer together, allowing local producers to serve a larger share of the market.
