Prez Mahama urges school feeding programme to absorb egg glut

John Dramani Mahama has called on the school feeding programme to take up surplus eggs on the market as a short-term solution to the current glut.

The appeal follows concerns from egg suppliers across parts of the country, who have asked the government to step in and address a trade standoff with Burkina Faso that has halted egg exports for over two months.

The export disruption has resulted in an oversupply locally, driving down prices and putting pressure on poultry farmers and distributors.

Speaking during a citizen engagement at the University of Development Studies on Sunday, April 19, as part of his resetting tour of the Northern Region, Mahama said efforts are underway to resolve the export bottlenecks.

He noted that increased production, partly driven by government-backed poultry initiatives, has contributed to the surplus, leaving farmers struggling to find buyers.

“As I speak now, there’s a glut in the production of eggs. Poultry farmers are complaining that they can’t get a market for their eggs. And so, because of the poultry programs and all that we’ve done, the supply of eggs has increased,” he said.

“And that’s why I’ve said that we should find a way of getting the school feeding program to absorb the eggs and give it to our children to eat. If we can’t sell it, let our children eat the eggs.”