Poultry Farmers Hit by Accra Floods Get GH¢700,000
Poultry Farmers Hit by June 29 Accra Floods Get GH¢700,000 Support
Eight poultry farmers in the Greater Accra Region, left reeling from the June 29, 2026 floods, are getting a meaningful boost toward rebuilding. Bawa-Rock Limited, a gold trading and mining company based in Obuasi, has provided GH¢700,000 in financial assistance to help them recover.
The relief package was presented at a ceremony held in Roman Ridge, Accra. According to Bawa-Rock, this support is part of its Corporate Social Responsibility programme, which exists specifically to help individuals and businesses navigate unexpected setbacks.
Eric Addae Boateng, the company’s Corporate and Social Responsibility Manager, presented the support on Bawa-Rock’s behalf, reaffirming the company’s commitment to helping affected farmers get back on their feet.
He explained that the amount provided was calculated with real losses in mind covering things like lost birds, depleted working capital, damaged farm infrastructure, and other valuable assets destroyed in the flooding. Addae Boateng also indicated that Bawa-Rock intends to keep supporting business owners facing difficulties, natural disasters included, as part of its ongoing commitment.
Titus Frederick Lutterodt, Chairman of the Greater Accra Regional Association of Poultry Farmers, praised Bawa-Rock for its continued generosity, noting just how much hope this intervention has restored among farmers who lost so much.
Your kindness came at a moment when many of us [poultry farmers] have lost not only the birds and the farm structures but also our means of livelihood and hope for the future, Lutterodt said. The compensation has gone a long way in helping us begin the process of recovering our buildings and farms.
Shak Al-Mohammed of Shak Farms echoed that sentiment, describing himself as genuinely overwhelmed by the decision to step in and help during such a difficult, uncertain period. He expressed appreciation on behalf of the affected farmers, noting that without this assistance, their struggles would have deepened considerably, making it nearly impossible to restart their businesses.
For Abena Kyei, who has been in poultry and piggery farming since 1995, this support carried particular weight. She described years of recurring flood damage without ever receiving outside help until now.
The June floods were especially devastating for her, wiping out tens of thousands of her birds and leaving her seriously considering giving up the business entirely.
I have my partners around here; I was so much discouraged, and we seriously gave up. My joy started arousing when I heard of Bawa-Rock, she said.
This isn’t Bawa-Rock’s first major CSR intervention. The company previously supported more than 300 traders affected by the September 5 Obuasi Town Hall fire, providing GH¢1.5 million in assistance that included industrial sewing machines as start-up kits to help traders transition back into business.
Bawa-Rock Ltd operates as an official aggregator for GoldBod, and describes itself as a wholly Ghanaian-owned company committed to creating lasting value through transparency, compliance, and genuine community impact a mission reflected clearly in this latest act of support for Accra’s flood-affected poultry farmers.
