Greater Accra Rabbit Farmers Association (GARFA)

s A. BACKGROUND My name is James Owusu Antwi, CEO of Akyedze Farms and Consultancy. I am a full-time farmer. EDUCATION 1. Bachelor in General Agricultural 2. Masters in Agricultural Economics 3. Masters in Agribusiness 4. Post Graduate diploma in vet medicine ( specialization in poultry) 5. Post graduate diploma in Animal nutrition. 6. PhD in Agricultural Economics ( not done yet). I am into Layer Production (Major), Rabbit, Grasscutter, Quails, Turkeys, Guinea Pigs, Sheep, Goat, and Dog breeding. I started rabbit farming with 16 Does and 5 Bucks two and Half years ago at Agona Swedru (Central Region of Ghana). My breeding stock was obtained from Farmer Brown and a guy from Cote d'Ivoire. I started keeping those 21 rabbit as pet. I kept them for almost a year and half without breeding.Yes, I know the bosses will ask themselves why will this guy keep all these rabbit as pet. That is why you need to join the Greater Accra Rabbit Farmers Association (GARFA) for expert Gui...

In the year 2010, I started dog breeding. I had a chat with a friend who is a fellow dog breeder who also had rabbits. The chat was about how we could increase his rabbits because we were using the rabbits that died on his farm to feed our dogs. This brought a partnership which lasted for close to eight (8) years. We won the best district rabbit farmer in 2012. In 2018, I decided to start my own rabbit farm. This was because I had moved from Dansoman to Oyarifa. I saw it as an opportunity to start a branch but later decided to make it on my own. Michael Essilfie-Ackah is my name commonly known by most people as Spooky. I am a mechanical engineer by profession. Essilfie-Ackah farms started in 2015. It started with crop production, goat, poultry and turkey. Most of the animals were reared for the festive season. The rabbit chapter started in 2018. When I decided to start on my own, I took my share of the partnership which was supposed to be in the form of ten (10) set of hatche...

The Greater Accra Rabbit Farmers Association (GARFA)presents to you another wonderful program with the theme Time with Farmer Brown. The program would be held on 4th December,2020 at the Farmer Brown's Integrated and Training Center, Kalabule ,Kasoa. The starting time is 10:00 am prompt till 1pm Members are to pay GH¢ 30.00 and GH¢40.00 for non GARFA members. Come and learn from the expert! GARFA!! `EaT HeAlThY EaT RaBbIt` *NOTE Registration ends on the *3rd December 2020.* _U can't afford to miss this great opportunity_. 🐰🐰🌈

My name is Ato Boateng. I am the founder of Animals Cottage ( Melwood Cuniculture) of Bawjiase in the Central region of Ghana. Melwood Cuniculture was started on 27th December, 2018 and the motivation was to make extra Income. (Based on my bad experience with crop farming) I am a Professional Nurse/Health Information officer, same time a broadcast Journalist. I am also into Event Hosting/M'ceeing. Currently my farm has a 60 Doe unit capacity. SUCCESS CHALKED Expansion with progression Challenges: Lack of committed Farm Hands Distance to the capital and the closest business district (Kasoa) FUTURE PLANS My future plan includes increasing my Doe unit and make Animals Cottage (Melwood Cuniculture), an ideal model for modern day rabbit farming

Presentation on Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD). By Dr. Kwadwo Yeboah Boateng on 13th September, 2020 On GARFA WhatsApp Platform. Good evening farmers. Thanks for inviting me to your platform. Please accept my sympathies for the loss of your rabbits due to RHD Type Two. Now to the main issue. Causative Agent: Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus Clinical Signs: Incordination, convulsions, prostration, severe pain, blood discharge from the nostril and eyes, sudden death and terminal squeals followed rapidly by collapse and death. Transmission: Direct contact with infected animals as well as formites. Rabbits can acquire this disease through oral, nasal or eye route. Most or all excretions including urine, faeces and respiratory secretions contain the virus. Flies and other insects are very efficient mechanical vectors. NB. Although, viral replication does not occur in predators (e.g dogs) or scavengers (e.g vultures) , these animals can shed the virus in their faeces after eati...

 As part of the efforts of the Greater Accra Rabbit Farmers Association (GARFA) to educate its members, the executives of GARFA introduced a series of lectures on our WhatsApp platform. Below is an excerpt of one of the lectures delivered by Farmer David Agyinim Boateng a.k.a Rabbit Bawumia, the C.E.O of DavBoat Farms in the Eastern Region of Ghana. His presentation is centered on the importance of Records keeping in Rabbitry. Find below the presentation and do not forget to leave a comment after reading. Farmer DaveBoat is the man with the earpiece RECORDS TAKING IN RABBITRY Record keeping is a critical part of managing a rabbit farm due to the prolific nature of rabbits.  Depending on the size of your farm, you may find that you need to update your records a couple of times a week or even daily. These records may include, Production/Breeding Records, Weight Records, Financial Records, Health Records etc. This is advisable to have only 1 or 2 persons in charge of keeping the ...