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July 17, 2026

• The CEO of the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association, Ali Muhammed, highlights a significant disconnect between national policy formulation and the realities faced by poultry farmers.
• He advocates for direct engagement between policymakers and stakeholders in the poultry value chain to ensure policies address practical challenges.
• Muhammed states that current policies often fail due to this disjoint between local and national levels, urging policymakers to 'come down' and interact more.
• Increased interaction is crucial for shaping effective policies that reflect ground realities and lead to successful interventions.
• Ghana's poultry industry has strong potential for food security, job creation, and reducing import dependency, contingent on closer collaboration between policymakers and industry players.

July 17, 2026

• Davis Ansah Opoku, Vice Chairman of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has proposed reforms to strengthen Ghana’s public financial management system.
• Key proposals include adopting AI-assisted continuous auditing to detect financial irregularities in real time.
• He also called for a National Public Contract Performance Portal to track public contracts from award to completion.
• Another reform is the establishment of a Public Accounts Implementation Office to automatically refer unresolved audit cases after 18 months.
• These measures aim to move Ghana's audit processes from reactive to proactive, improving accountability, protecting public finances, and enhancing public trust.

July 17, 2026

• Sam Ato Gaisie of the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana advocates for shifting public and private investment from Accra to other regions.
• He argues this move is essential for the success of Ghana's 24-Hour Economy policy and to achieve balanced national development.
• The current concentration of economic activity in Accra creates significant challenges, including congestion, housing shortages, and environmental issues.
• Decentralizing investment would spur industrialization, create youth employment, reduce rural-urban migration, and unlock the unique economic potential of each region.
• Gaisie calls for stronger collaboration among government, private sector, and financial institutions to improve infrastructure, access to finance, and policies supporting regional business growth.