Mahama’s ‘Nkoko nketenkete’ has inspired me to venture into farming

Kojo Kurankye aka Ras Kuuku, a Ghanaian singer, has explained how President Mahama’s ‘Nkoko Nketenkete’ policy has inspired him to venture into farming.

He disclosed in an interview on Cape Coast-based Property FM that he wants to make sure that policy becomes operational due to the numerous benefits of chicken.

“When Mahama was campaigning he promised that he would bring the Nkoko nketenkete for the youth to engage in farming,” he said as MyNewsGh.com reported.

“Imagine that we set up some youth in the various constituencies with a number of chicks to start and plan towards the end of the year, I’m sure by December we won’t import chicken.

“So that policy is what has motivated me and I’ve therefore decided that I want to venture into that side and make sure the Nkoko nketenkete policy becomes fully operational,” he revealed.

He continued “What I’ve observed is that people consume a lot of chicken in Ghana especially children because chicken doesn’t have a lot of cholesterol or fat.

“And so if we are able to breed the chicken here locally without importing because we already have the market for chicken and that will empower a lot of the youth”.