CEO of QuailMasters Engaging Some Officials On The Farm
Thirty-five young Ghanaian entrepreneurs were introduced to Quail farming at a workshop held at the Luxury West Hotel, Adentan, Accra last Wednesday.
It was held through the collaboration between Quail Masters Limited and Skills Development Fund (SDF), Forestry Commission and Echochicks of Kenya.
Themed, ‘Quail Farming, The Most Rewarding Business for 21st century Youth,’ the workshop was also attended by representatives of the Youth Enterprises Agency (YEA), National Youth Authority (NYA), National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NELIP), One District, One Factory (IDIF) Secretariat and Universal Merchant Bank (UMB), among other key agencies.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Quail Masters Limited, Emmanuel Noah, indicated that the training was to boost the income of the youth.
“Quail breeding, unlike poultry, is less expensive and offers returns to the farmer and consumer alike,” he remarked.
Com.Emmanuel Noah reiterated that commercial Quail farming is fast gaining roots throughout the world in view of the rich nutritional value and its proven efficacy to the treatment of a number of diseases, including diabetes.
“The demand for quail eggs and its products is equally on the increase, and it is for this reason that Quail Masters is carrying out this workshop, which will be extended to various parts of the country to get hard working youth involved,” he stated.
Speaking on their achievements over this short period, he indicated that the company has about 5,000 birds on its demonstration farm located along the Adentan-Dodowa Road.
He stated that it has established distribution networks in seven regions of Ghana, including a number of hospitality industries.
Jeremiah Murimi and Jenah Gaclie, Training Manager and Supervisor for Echochicks of Kenya, who were resource persons for the workshop, stated that Ghanaian youth would benefit substantially if they invest in Quail farming.
One requires a permit from the Department of Wildlife to invest in Quail farming in other places, but in Ghana it is the other way round which makes it even more attractive for anyone, especially the youth, to invest in the business with just minimum capital, according to him.
Quails are wild birds found in Australia, Canada, Israel, Kenya and Uganda, among others.
Ato Simpson, Fund Manager of Skills Development Fund (SDF), was happy that Quail farming is being introduced into the country at a time when government is rolling out programmes to ensure that the majority of Ghanaian youth are properly employed.
By Solomon Ofori