IMANI Africa President Franklin Cudjoe has asked the Agriculture Minister to identify Nkoko Nkitinkiti beneficiaries who ate their allocated chickens and recover the cost.
He said some beneficiaries consumed the birds because they struggled to find markets, but argued that was not the purpose of the programme.
“The intent of the programme was not to eat your chicks. They were to be nurtured by feeding them well, sell to others with profits reinvested or used to support family,” Cudjoe said.
He added that the Ministry should “get the names of the beneficiaries eating their allotted chicks and either ask them to replace the chicks or pay for them.”
Cudjoe, however, acknowledged that better preparation should have been done before the programme began, particularly around market access for beneficiaries.
His comments follow IMANI Africa’s earlier warning that distributing birds without proper processing and market structures could create challenges for the poultry programme.
