Ghana Beef

Ghana Beef

Facts about beef in Ghana

  • Ghana spends about $200 million annually to import meat and meat products to satisfy local demand.
  • To meet the increase in demand for meat and dairy- the Government of Ghana has set out an objective of increasing the supply of meat and dairy products from the then aggregate production level of 30% of domestic demand in 2007 to 80% of domestic demand by 2015
  • In Ghana the per capita consumption of meat is 9.2 kg which is supplemented by a relatively higher intake of fish (26.2kg/capita/year) compared to the global average of 38 kg (FAO- 2003)
  • Ghanaians have had great taste for both beef and mutton since the 1960s- but of late- things have changed- as people prefer to buy fish as compared to meat-‘
  • Even the rich people who used to consume a lot of meat have switched their attention to fish- citing health reasons