AKATE FARMS & TRADING COMPANY LIMITED is a Poultry Farm based in Kumasi, Ashanti Region of Ghana. Its head office is located at Plot 8, Dote Junction off Antoa Rd Kumasi near Buokrom Estate. It is a fully registered limited liability company under the laws of Ghana and has a certificate to commence business by the registrar generals department. Though its head office is under Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly but the farms are scattered around Kwabre East District Assembly. They are
⦁ Saaman commercial layer farm
⦁ Nwamase commercial layer farm
⦁ Achiase commercial layer farm
⦁ Bosore Main Breeding farms
⦁ Bosore Annex Breeding farms
⦁ Hatchery
⦁ Feedmill
⦁ Moro’s farm ( Broiler farm)

The name”Akate” which is derived from the real name of the owner and managing director Alhaji Abdul Salam Akate has grown to be synonymous with poultry products in Ghana and other West African countries over the decades. From a humble beginning with 1500 birds laying some few eggs in December 1989, Akate Farms as it’s fondly called has weathered the storm and continued to produce high quality and affordable poultry products, especially birds and eggs for dining tables in Ghana and its neighbouring countries. As a leading name in poultry industry it now produces about 6,000 crates of eggs a day.
⦁ Akate Farms currently operates four commercial farms with a total capacity of 500,000 birds.
⦁ There are two breeder farms with each having a capacity of 100,000 birds. The Breeder farms produce hatching eggs to the Hatchery for Day Old Chick production.
⦁ The company operates a broiler farm with a capacity of 30,000 broilers. These birds are dressed for direct sale to outsiders while some are prepared for roasting at company’s joints.
⦁ Guinea Fowl has been inculcated into company’s core business at the farms, and are in the region of 34, 000, plus a sizeable number of turkeys.
⦁ Cattle, sheep and fish farming are also part of Akate farms operations.

HATCHERY

Akate Farms Hatchery uses two sets of machines; Egg Setter and Egg Hatching Machines. Egg setting machine has a capacity of 691,200 eggs whiles Egg Hatching Machine can also accommodate 115,200 eggs
Day Old Chicks produce from the Hatchery are sold to poultry farmers in Ghana and beyond. Hatching these high number of day old chicks takes place twice a week and has over 82 per cent success rate.

THE FEED MILL

The ultra modern large scale feed mill that produces feed for the over one million birds is located at Bosore in the Kwabre East District, of Ashanti Region. It was constructed in 2014 and has the capacity of producing 14 tons of feed per hour totaling 100 tons.
Nearly all the inputs for making high quality feed are locally sourced with exception of protein concentrate.

THE OUT GROWERS UNIT

As Maize is the core ingredient in feed production Akate Farms is supporting over 1,500 maize farmers directly or indirectly in the cultivation of large tracts of land to feed the feed mill. Currently, over 7200 acres of land are under cultivation in Tumu in Upper West and Ejura in the Ashanti Region. These large tracts farms alone could not satisfy the mill that produces the 14 tons of feed per hour, and this has led to the extra demand for some from the outside market to top up.

THE BATTERY CAGE SYSTEM

The use of laying cages in commercial egg production is gradually creeping into the poultry industry in Ghana though the usage is exceptionally popular in developed economies. Akate Farms and Trading Company Limited is one of the proud establishments that manage such facility in Ghana. The multi-dollar project which was constructed by a Chinese company was completed late last year and is fully operational.
The edifice has 4 fully automated structures housing about 151,400 commercial layers and an automated egg room for the collection, storage and distribution of eggs. Though the deep litter system still accommodates over 393,000 commercial layers and guinea fowls but that is nothing compared to the battery cage. Feed wastage is completely eliminated and egg production marginally increased. The eggs from battery cage are cleaner and also bigger in size. It is also easier to care for and internal parasite problems are eliminated.

AKATE SICK BAY

In love, care, support and appreciation of the loyalty, commitment, and hard work of the staff, a sick bay was established to cater for the physical wellbeing of the workers. The facility operates from a three room apartment comprising of a consulting room, male and female detention rooms. The sole aim is to provide basic emergency care to the workers and their immediate families that reside in company’s residential facilities. The facility is managed by a qualified resident doctor and two equally qualified nurses. Complicated cases are referred to Manhyia Hospital.

WORK FORCE

Over 280 people are employed fully by the company while 70 others are engaged as casual workers with over a 1000 earning their living through outgrowing farming in the farms where maize are cultivated to feed the ultra modern feed mill.
DIRECTORS:

DIRECTORS

⦁ MANAGING DIRECTOR – ALHAJI ABDUL SALAM AKATE
⦁ DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR – HAJIA MARIAM AKATE
MANAGEMENT TEAM:
⦁ GENERAL MANAGER – DR. ABDUL SAMAD AKATE ( MEDICAL PRACTIONER)
⦁ FRANCIS OPPONG – ACCOUNTANT (BSC, MBA)
⦁ ACHEAMPONG KWAKYE – PRODUCTION MANAGER (BSC, ANIMAL SCIENCE)

Quality Guaranteed

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Farmers Market Value Guaranteed

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Animal Welfare Guaranteed

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