ANIMAL FEED

The proposed funding could support agricultural production and value chains, creating opportunities to strengthen local feed ingredient supplies in a country that cultivates only a quarter of its arable land.

The proposed facility is part of a US$400 million expansion across Africa, with Olam Agri aiming to increase poultry feed production.

The proposed 60-tonne-per-day processing plant will produce soybean meal for animal feed.

The alliance will link rapid mycotoxin test results to Alltech’s RAPIREAD platform, combining laboratory testing with data interpretation to support feed safety and livestock health decisions.

The global consolidation brings premixes, concentrates, young animal feeds and specialist feed ingredients under one brand, with Agrimprove and Earlyfeed incorporated into the Nuscience portfolio in EMEA.

The initiative aims to improve fodder availability, support milk production, and reduce livestock losses during dry seasons.

The country’s ten-year poultry development strategy aims to increase egg and poultry meat production.

The developments form part of wider investment in feed manufacturing, poultry production and aquaculture, including planned soybean processing facilities and fish farming expansion.

Matopos Research Institute is exploring mealworm protein as a locally produced alternative to conventional livestock feed ingredients.