Top 10 Poultry Producers in Africa in 2025

In Summary

• Egypt, South Africa, and Morocco dominate Africa’s poultry production in 2025, collectively contributing nearly 64% of the continent’s poultry meat, with Egypt producing around 2.6 million metric tons annually.
• Rising urban demand, investment in feed and hatcheries, and improved farming practices drive growth, while challenges such as feed import reliance, disease outbreaks, and infrastructure gaps persist, especially in countries like Nigeria and South Africa.
• Expanding poultry production supports food security, reduces import dependency, creates jobs across value chains, and promotes entrepreneurship, particularly benefiting smallholder farmers and women, reinforcing poultry’s critical role in Africa’s agricultural development.

Deep Dive!!

The poultry industry in Africa is undergoing a remarkable transformation in 2025, emerging as a vital sector contributing significantly to food security, employment, and economic growth across the continent. As rising populations and urbanization fuel increasing demand for affordable protein, poultry production has become a focal point for governments and investors alike.

According to recent industry reports, countries like Egypt, South Africa, and Morocco lead the charge with substantial outputs, collectively accounting for nearly two-thirds of Africa’s poultry meat production. This expansion is underpinned by improvements in farm technologies, feed production, and vertically integrated operations that boost efficiency and sustainability. Experts note that poultry’s role extends beyond nutrition, serving as a key driver in rural livelihoods and industrial development.

In 2025, the dynamics of poultry production across Africa reflect both opportunities and challenges. While top producers such as Egypt boast approximately 2.6 million metric tons of poultry meat annually, other nations like Nigeria and Kenya are rapidly scaling their operations despite hurdles such as feed import dependency, disease outbreaks, and infrastructure constraints. South Africa, with the continent’s highest per capita poultry consumption at around 37 kilograms per person, exemplifies how consumer demand influences production trends.

Analysts highlight that regulatory frameworks, investment in local feed mills, and disease control measures will be critical in sustaining growth. Moreover, the continent’s poultry market is increasingly characterized by diversification, with rising egg production and processed poultry products complementing meat outputs.

The impact of these developments resonates beyond individual countries, shaping Africa’s broader agricultural landscape. Enhanced poultry production contributes to import substitution, reducing reliance on expensive and sometimes unreliable poultry imports. It also stimulates value chains spanning feed manufacturing, hatcheries, processing, and retail, generating millions of jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities, particularly for smallholder farmers and women. As governments and private sector players prioritize poultry, regional cooperation and knowledge sharing become essential to overcoming systemic barriers. This article explores the top 10 poultry producers in Africa in 2025, examining their production volumes, strategic strengths, and the socioeconomic implications of their growth trajectories.

10. Ghana

Ghana’s poultry sector in 2025 finds itself at a critical inflection point: the demand for broiler meat, eggs, and related poultry products is growing rapidly, but the local industry still lags far behind, meeting only a small fraction of national consumption. According to Food Business Africa, Ghana’s domestic production in 2023 was about 50,482 metric tons of chicken meat, with egg production at 74,374 metric tons, marking a 15% year-on-year increase in eggs but showing that current meat output remains far below demand. Consumption patterns reinforce the gap: Ghanaians are estimated to consume between 300,000 to 400,000 metric tonnes of poultry annually, making Ghana the second largest consumer in West Africa after Nigeria.

In response to this mismatch, the Government of Ghana has rolled out multiple programs in 2024/2025 to revive and modernize the industry. Key among them is the Poultry Intensification Scheme under the West Africa Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP), funded in part by the World Bank. The scheme supports 22 anchor commercial poultry producers across six regions; Ashanti, Bono, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, and Volta, providing day-old chicks, vaccines, feed, and technical assistance. So far, about 360,500 day-old chicks, 911,000 vaccine doses, and over 1.17 million kg of feed have been delivered, resulting in the production of 400,000 broiler birds within the first few months of implementation.

Ghana has also set specific targets aimed at reducing its dependency on imports. In mid-2025, policymakers pledged to replace at least 25% of the frozen chicken imports, equivalent to about 100,000 metric tonnes of poultry meat annually, through intensified local production. Achieving this would require raising roughly 67 million broiler birds per year, or about 1.28 million birds weekly, each yielding about 1.5 kilograms of meat after processing. These are ambitious targets, given constraints: high feed and input costs, outdated hatchery and cold chain infrastructure, and stiff competition from cheaper frozen imports from the USA, Brazil, and Europe.

The impact of a successfully revitalized poultry industry in Ghana would ripple beyond national food security. Local production expansion could translate into job creation across rural and peri-urban areas, breeding, feed‐mill, processing, transportation, improving livelihoods for farmers, youth, and women. Additionally, reducing imports would conserve foreign exchange reserves, improve trade balances, and encourage value addition in ancillary industries such as feed milling and cold storage. As Ralph Ayitey of the Association of Ghana Industries observed in 2025: “This staggering consumption figure serves as a clear indication that our local poultry industry is struggling to keep pace with demand … we must support our local farmers with essential resources and incentives to bolster their production capabilities.”

For Africa broadly, Ghana’s strategy, if successful, would offer a model for mid-size producers balancing consumption growth with import substitution under real-world constraints.

9. Malawi

Malawi’s poultry sector, although modest in overall output compared to Africa’s top producers, has in recent years distinguished itself by its sharp export growth and increasing market visibility. According to The Times Group of Malawi, poultry exports surged from approximately US$2 million in 2021 to US$10 million in 2024, marking a nearly five-fold increase in just three years. While Malawi’s production volumes are smaller, this export performance reflects improved capacity, better compliance with sanitary and export standards, and stronger participation in regional value chains.

A key driver behind this export growth is the increasing role of specialized poultry producers who have managed to scale operations and meet export requirements. However, feed cost remains a major constraint: feed constitutes about 60-70% of production costs, and shortages of key inputs like soybeans have driven up costs significantly. For example, in 2024 Malawi saw soybean prices soar by nearly 48% between May and November, in part due to adverse weather conditions and market distortions. This has put pressure on both small-scale and commercial producers.

Despite these challenges, the sector is becoming increasingly important to Malawi’s economy, both for livelihoods and food security. Poultry, especially meat and eggs, provides a crucial source of affordable animal protein in urban and rural diets. Export earnings also provide foreign exchange and an opportunity to diversify Malawi’s agricultural export base. Trade Minister Sosten Gwengwe, in response to the export growth, remarked that “the poultry industry is on the rise… but we must ensure more inclusive growth so that small farmers are not left behind.”

Regionally, Malawi’s success offers lessons for other nations with similar endowments: scaling export-oriented poultry production is possible even without being a top volume producer, provided that producers can meet quality and regulatory standards and manage input cost risks. If Malawi can address feed supply and cost volatility, invest in cold chain and processing infrastructure, and widen participation beyond the few major producers, its poultry sector could contribute significantly to Africa’s goal of increasing domestic protein production and reducing import dependence.

8. Mozambique

Mozambique has emerged as one of Africa’s fastest-growing poultry producers by percentage terms, showing a strong compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +8.9% from 2013 to 2024 among key producers. IndexBox’s 2024 market data places Mozambique among the countries whose poultry output rose more sharply than those of the larger producers, though its absolute volumes still lag behind the top producers like Egypt, South Africa, and Morocco. In 2023/2024, Mozambique produced approximately 152,784 metric tons of chicken meat, up about 4% from 2022, alongside record egg production at 28,667,207 dozen eggs. These gains highlight both rising domestic demand and improved capacity in poultry farming and processing.

Much of Mozambique’s growth in poultry production is attributable to public-private investment, targeted policy support, and the expansion of commercial poultry operations. A key recent development is the US$33 million investment from the African Development Bank (AfDB) through the PROCAVA program, aimed at enhancing the agri-food value chain including poultry. This financing is intended to help improve infrastructure, including feed mills, hatcheries, and slaughter/processing facilities, and to support small-scale producers as they are aggregated into more efficient value chains. Experts expect this to reduce production bottlenecks and help raise poultry output further over the next few years.

Nevertheless, Mozambique’s poultry sector faces significant headwinds that could undermine its momentum. In early 2025, post-election unrest disrupted supply chains, access to feed and incubators, and caused widespread losses estimated at around US$300 million. The protests not only halted many operations but also exposed the vulnerability of the sector to political instability. Meanwhile, feed input costs, disease control challenges, and weakness in cold chain and logistics infrastructure remain persistent obstacles. Analysts caution that without stronger policy consistency and investment in bio-security, gains could be reversed.

From a national and regional perspective, Mozambique’s gains are significant. Its growing poultry sector is helping improve food security, generate employment, and reduce dependency on imports of meat and eggs. The egg output growth of 8% in 2023, for instance, helps relieve pressure on egg supply nationally, while poultry meat output improvements support urban markets and rising middle-class demand. Regionally, Mozambique serves as a model of how relatively smaller producers can harness growth through strategic investment, public-private partnerships, and policy support. If these trends continue, Mozambique could rise several places in the rankings by 2028, contributing meaningfully to Africa’s goal of boosting protein supply through domestic poultry production.

7. Kenya

Kenya has become one of Africa’s leading players in poultry meat preparations and egg production. According to IndexBox’s 2024 market report, Kenya produced about 182,000 metric tons of poultry meat preparations in 2024, placing it among the top three producers in this product category along with Egypt and South Africa. While data for raw poultry meat (broilers) is modest, Kenya produced approximately 110,000 metric tons in 2022, showing a 23.5% rise from the previous year, analysts forecast gradual growth to reach around 148,000 metric tons by 2028 as infrastructure, breed improvements, and processing capacity catch up. Egg production also remains a strong pillar of the sector; Kenya had about 1.8 billion eggs produced annually as of 2023, up from approximately 1.6 billion in 2019.

However, Kenya’s poultry sector is under pressure. Feed prices have surged by at least 37% over the past four years, making poultry feed nearly double in cost compared to countries like South Africa and Brazil. A 90-kilogram bag of maize, a key feed ingredient, now costs around KES 4,800 (approximately $43), and projections suggest it may hit KES 5,500 (approximately $49) in some markets. These input cost shocks are squeezing margins, driving some small-scale producers out of business, and contributing to inflation in poultry and egg prices for consumers. Farmers in Elgeyo Marakwet, for example, report that the soaring cost of feed has forced many to cut back or exit the industry completely.

Despite these headwinds, there is optimism driven by policy and local initiatives. Counties like Nakuru and Meru are investing in poultry and egg production projects, including support for indigenous chicken breeds, hatcheries, veterinary services, and incubators. In Nakuru County alone, poultry development programs involving 3,000 groups (including women, youth, and persons with disabilities) produced more than 67 million eggs annually and generated over US$6.6 million in sales. At the same time, a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Bank aims to more than double the number of birds raised in certain programs, and to raise self-sufficiency in chicken meat and eggs by 20–30%, helping reduce dependency on imports.

For Kenya and Africa more broadly, the unfolding trends in Kenya’s poultry sector have significant implications. Rising demand from urban populations, changing dietary preferences, and the growth of fast food and retail outlets are creating a robust market for poultry products. Kenya’s high Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) in meat preparations of poultry, around +10.9% between 2013-2024, underscores how quickly this segment is expanding. If Kenya can stabilize feed costs, streamline regulation, improve disease control, and expand processing and cold chain infrastructure, it could not only satisfy more domestic demand but also increase its share in regional trade. Those gains would help bolster food security, create jobs (especially in rural areas), and contribute to Africa’s collective goal of reducing import dependence in animal protein.

6. Tunisia

Tunisia’s poultry industry, though not matching the output volumes of giants like Egypt, South Africa, or Morocco, is well-established and growing steadily. According to FAOSTAT and Helgi Library, Tunisia produced approximately 242,000 metric tons of poultry meat in 2022, a figure that has shown modest increases year over year. In the first five months of 2024, broiler production rose by about 1.3% compared to the same period in 2023, demonstrating cautious but ongoing expansion. Forecasts from industry reports suggest that by 2028 Tunisia’s poultry meat production may reach approximately 265,000 metric tons, though growth is expected to remain moderate (CAGR approximately 1.5%) due to structural constraints.

Egg production is a strong pillar in Tunisia’s poultry landscape. As of the latest data, the country produces over 2.1 billion eggs per year, with about 97% of that output coming from intensive commercial production, while a small portion is from traditional/local flocks. There are some 850 layer farms and about 350 breeding poultry farms, supported by four hatcheries. This network underpins Tunisia’s ability to supply domestic markets reliably, especially for egg consumption. Furthermore, in early 2025, egg supply figures for months like August were stable, around 162 million eggs, reflecting that supply chains are holding up relatively well despite price pressures.

Yet, Tunisia’s poultry sector faces significant hurdles. Feed costs, for example, can represent a large share of production expense; local feed grain production is limited, so Tunisia depends on imports for many inputs. Meat and poultry output recently exhibited a slight dip: meat‐and‐poultry production for 2023 declined by about -0.4% to approximately 371,000 tons (meat + poultry) after a period of growth. Meanwhile, fluctuations in poultry meat and egg prices remain a challenge. Retail and producer margins are under scrutiny; in 2025 there are public efforts underway to regulate egg pricing to protect both farmers and consumers from volatile swings.

Despite these challenges, Tunisia’s poultry industry has notable impact domestically and holds lessons for other African countries. For one, it contributes about 12% of total agricultural production and 33% of animal production, demonstrating its importance to the national economy. Secondly, intensive production has enabled Tunisia to largely meet its domestic demand for eggs, reducing reliance on imports in that sub-segment. Also, the growth in broiler output, though modest, supports rural employment and local feed industries. Institutions like Tunisia’s National Chamber of Poultry and White Meat Traders and ONAGRI (National Observatory of Agriculture) are increasingly active, working on ensuring adequate supply, stabilizing pricing, and improving regulatory oversight. For Africa, Tunisia exemplifies how mid-sized producers can leverage strong layer/egg sectors and steady broiler growth, even when challenged by input costs and external dependencies, to contribute to food security and reduce import erosion.

5. Algeria

Algeria sits firmly among Africa’s mid-tier poultry producers: while its total output remains significantly below the likes of Egypt, South Africa, and Morocco, its market has been gradually expanding. IndexBox reports that poultry production in Algeria in 2022 stood close to 275,000 metric tons, having increased slowly from previous years at an average annual rate of about +1.1% between 2017 and 2022. Although more recent public estimates vary and full figures for 2024/2025 are less clearly published, sector analysts anticipate a modest upward trend, with incremental gains in national production expected through improved practices and regulatory support.

One of Algeria’s chief poultry sector challenges is feed input. In the 2024/2025 season, the country forecast to import a record 5 million tonnes of corn, mainly to supply its poultry, beef, and dairy industries. This marks an increase over prior years’ averages (approximately 4 million tonnes). The high dependency on imported grain magnifies costs and exposure to currency fluctuations. For many producers, feed accounts for up to 60-70% of production costs, meaning any disruption in supply or hike in international prices can significantly erode margins. Expert observers note that unless Algeria boosts domestic grain production, especially for grain corn, these vulnerabilities will persist.

Domestic consumption of poultry products in Algeria is growing, albeit from lower per-capita baselines compared to leading countries. In the egg sector, for example, recent reports estimate national production reached about 10 billion eggs per year in 2025, versus domestic demand closer to 6-7 billion, producing a notable oversupply. The government’s response has been to re-authorize egg exports to reduce surplus, stabilize local markets, and support producers. This reflects broader policy themes of import substitution, where authorities seek to cut down reliance on frozen poultry imports and lower supply instability. Authorized imports of breeding hens and hatching eggs from Spain (to address poultry strain shortages) also reflect attempts to balance internal capacity constraints with urgent market needs.

For Africa at large, Algeria’s poultry dynamics have both cautionary and instructive value. On one hand, its reliance on massive imports of feed inputs and poultry genetics underscores the hidden dependencies that many poultry sectors across Africa face. On the other, Algeria’s push to open exports (especially of eggs), authorize strategic imports, and prioritize licensing and regulation signals how countries can gradually build resilience and market stability. If Algeria can expand domestic corn cultivation (the government aims to bring more hectares under grain corn by 2028), improve cold-chain infrastructure, and strengthen bio-security, its poultry sector could become more competitive in North Africa and beyond, and contribute toward reducing Africa’s overall import bill of poultry products.

4. Nigeria

Nigeria remains one of Africa’s poultry powerhouses. According to the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), the country annually produces about 1.5 million metric tons of chicken meat, with a poultry bird population of roughly 180 million birds. The sector also produces some 15.8 billion eggs per year, has an annual turnover exceeding US$3.24.0 billion, and contributes about 25% of Nigeria’s agricultural GDP. These numbers indicate both scale and importance, poultry is a major source of protein, employment, and economic activity, especially in rural and peri-urban areas.

However, despite its scale, Nigeria’s poultry industry faces a significant supply-demand gap. Nigeria reportedly consumes about 1.5 million metric tons of chicken meat per year but produces significantly less, some estimates put domestic production at around 454,000 metric tons, meeting less than one third of demand. To compensate, large volumes of poultry meat, both imports and smuggled products, enter the market every year. According to the Feed Practitioners Association of Nigeria (FIPAN), nearly one million metric tons of chicken are smuggled into Nigeria annually. African experts assert that this undermines local producers, depresses prices, and disincentivizes investment in capacity expansion.

Key challenges undermining Nigeria’s ability to close this gap center around feed input costs, currency instability, disease management, and regulatory bottlenecks. Feed ingredients like maize and soybeans are major cost drivers; Nigeria produces only part of its needs locally and imports the rest, exposing producers to global price swings and exchange rate risk. Additionally, outbreaks of avian influenza and weak infrastructure (cold chain, processing, transport) increase mortality, spoilage, and operating losses. Regulatory enforcement around smuggling and sanitary standards remains uneven. As FIPAN President Dr. Ayoola Oduntan recently said, “Poultry meat remains the most smuggled and imported meat in Nigeria … placing a heavy burden on local producers.”

The broader implications of Nigeria’s poultry situation are significant for both national food security and Africa’s agribusiness sector. With Nigeria’s population surpassing 220 million and rising incomes and urbanisation, demand for affordable protein is forecast to grow sharply. Closing the production gap would not only improve nutrition and reduce dependence on imports but also retain value within the economy, more jobs, more local processing, more exports. If policies succeed in stabilising input supplies, strengthening regulatory oversight (especially on imports and smuggling), and improving disease control, Nigeria could move from producing under 35% of its demand to satisfying a much larger share. In turn, this could reduce price volatility in regional poultry markets and serve as a model for other Sub-Saharan countries balancing scale, demand, and sustainability.

3. Morocco

Morocco continues to solidify its position as one of Africa’s top poultry producers, capturing roughly 653,000 metric tons of poultry meat production in 2024, making it the third largest producer after Egypt and South Africa. According to IndexBox, Egypt, South Africa, and Morocco collectively accounted for about 64% of the total poultry meat output for Africa in 2024, underscoring Morocco’s critical role. Morocco’s broiler chick production is also rising: the Interprofessional Federation of the Poultry Sector (FISA) reported production of 486 million broiler chicks in 2024, up from previous years, alongside 15.1 million locally produced turkey chicks.

Domestic demand in Morocco is steadily rising as well. Per capita poultry meat consumption reached about 20.9 kg per person in 2024, up from 20.6 kg in 2023. Egg consumption followed a similar upward trend: 171 eggs per person in 2024 compared to 169 the year before. These moderate but consistent increases suggest strengthening urban demand, rising incomes, and greater preference for affordable protein. Analysts from Mohammed VI’s Ministry of Agriculture have tied recent growth in consumer demand to improved cold chain logistics and expansions in slaughterhouse and feed capacity under Morocco’s industrial poultry contracts.

However, Morocco’s poultry industry faces several headwinds in 2025. A major issue remains the volatility in feed costs: feed inputs, such as corn, soybeans, and other grains, make up to 60-70% of production costs, and Morocco remains heavily reliant on imports for many of these inputs. Recent droughts, among the worst in decades, have reduced local cereal yields, driving up imports and exposing producers to foreign exchange risks. Add to that seasonal heatwaves increasing mortality rates in flocks and pushing costs higher, and fluctuation in supply of day old chicks for poultry and breeders.

From a policy and economic impact perspective, Morocco’s poultry sector is both a major job creator and a key piece of food security. The industry is estimated to employ approximately 500,000 people (including both direct and indirect jobs), and it generates annual revenues around MAD 41.7-45 billion (approximately $4.5-5 billion depending on exchange rates) according to recent government reports. Also, exports of day-old broiler chicks more than doubled from roughly 770,000 units to 1.735 million units in 2024, demonstrating Morocco’s growing participation in regional trade. Experts argue that if Morocco can strengthen its feed self-sufficiency, bolster biosecurity and manage environmental risks (like drought and heat stress), it might not only increase output, but also become a regional hub for poultry exports. As one poultry sector leader cited by Hespress noted: “Domestic production now fully meets national demand and has capacity to export significant volumes,” a statement that captures both the industry’s current robustness and its future potential.

2. South Africa

South Africa’s poultry industry is rebounding in 2025, building off gains achieved after the severe disruptions caused by outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in 2023. According to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, chicken meat production for the marketing year 2025 is forecast to rise to approximately 1.65 million metric tons, up from an estimated 1.59 million tons in 2024, reflecting both recovery and growth in the domestic sector.

Consumption within South Africa is also expected to climb, with chicken meat demand projected to reach 1.88 million tons in 2025, aided by softening poultry prices and reducing food inflation.

Per capita poultry consumption in South Africa remains the highest on the continent, around 37 kg per person per year—a level that places it well above the African average. This strong domestic demand underpins the scale and importance of the poultry sector in the national food economy. The industry also plays a major role in employment: it is one of the country’s largest agricultural employers, supporting around 58,000 jobs across the value chain.

Yet, significant challenges continue to test the resilience of South Africa’s poultry producers. Avian flu remains a recurring threat: for example, in 2025 new cases of the H5N1 strain have been reported in provinces such as Mpumalanga and North West, leading to culling of affected flocks. Feed cost is another critical pressure point. Rising feed prices have been exacerbated by weak performance in local crop yields, volatility in international prices, and a weak exchange rate. Energy supply and power disruptions (load-shedding) continue to add to operating costs, affecting slaughtering, processing, and cold-chain logistics.

Despite these headwinds, expert analyses and industry stakeholders remain cautiously optimistic. The South African Poultry Association has confirmed that local slaughter capacity is about 21.5 million birds per week, with plans underway to increase this to 22.5 million birds, signaling confidence in scaling up supply to meet both domestic and regional demand. The government’s vaccine approval process for HPAI is progressing, the first permit for a vaccine was issued to Astral Foods in mid-2025, indicating a regulatory shift toward more proactive disease management. If South Africa can maintain momentum in biosecurity enforcement, stabilize energy supply, and control input (feed) costs, its poultry sector is well positioned not only to consolidate its status among Africa’s top producers but also to reduce reliance on imports, improve food security, and serve as a model for resilient production in the region.

1. Egypt

Egypt’s poultry sector in 2025 continues to stand out as the leading producer on the African continent, with production in recent years (2023/2024) estimated in the range of 1.7-1.8 million metric tons, and industry forecasts projecting further growth toward approximately 1.9 million metric tons by 2028. While the widely cited figure of approximately 2.6 million tons in 2024 suggests Egypt may already have closed much of that gap, multiple sources and national government projections agree on a consistent upward trajectory supported by long standing investment, domestic demand, and expanding export capacities. These trends reflect not only production volume but also capacity improvements in broiler operations, hatcheries, and feed industries.

Consumption growth in Egypt has been among the fastest in Africa: per recent reports, Egypt’s poultry meat consumption CAGR over the last decade is approximately +5.7%, outpacing many peer nations. The per capita consumption of chicken in Egypt is estimated at about 24 kg per person per year, placing it high among African countries (South Africa is higher, around 37 kg/person). This strong domestic demand anchors production and incentivizes producers to scale and improve efficiency. Furthermore, eggs consumption is robust, and broiler production reportedly covers nearly 97% of national demand, according to ministry data. These demand‐side drivers create both opportunities and pressure for producers to maintain quality, price stability, and supply chain reliability.

Regulatory and policy interventions have played a large role in shaping Egypt’s poultry landscape. In 2025, the Egyptian government launched a US$3.3 million poultry equipment assembly project in West Qantara, building equipment like battery cages and climate control systems locally to cut import dependence and reduce production costs. This is particularly important as many producers have been squeezed by rising feed, vaccine costs, and currency volatility. Additionally, the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation issued over 13,200 licenses in 2024 for livestock, poultry, and feed projects, including around 550 projects in desert expansion zones demonstrating a strategy to expand production beyond traditional areas. Such licensing supports both large commercial farms and smaller breeders, and strengthens regulatory oversight and biosecurity. Measures to increase production in rural or desert zones, link finance (through national banks) to poultry projects, and ensure export‐compliant facilities are underway.

The broader impact of Egypt’s poultry surge has significance not just for the country but for Africa as a whole. Egypt currently employs about 3.5 million people in its poultry and related sectors, making it a major source of rural and semi‐rural employment; its push for self sufficiency in poultry and egg production reduces dependence on imports and strengthens food security. Exports are rising once again, after previous disruptions from avian flu, with certified facilities now approved to ship poultry products to over 20 countries across Asia, Africa, and the Arab world. However, challenges remain: local producers are competing with frozen imports, which lowers prices and margins; power cuts, high temperature spikes, and feed supply issues add instability. If Egypt can continue to scale its integrated operations, invest in local input industries (especially feed), and preserve its regulatory gains, it will not only consolidate its top producer status but also serve as a template for other African countries aiming to industrialize their poultry sectors.