Olam Agri plans 300,000-tonne poultry feed plant in Cameroon

CAMEROON – Olam Agri plans to establish a poultry feed manufacturing plant in Cameroon, with operations targeted for early 2028, as the agribusiness group expands its animal feed production footprint across West Africa.

The company confirmed the project on November 5, 2026, in a Bloomberg interview with Saurabh Mehra, head of its food processing and animal feed businesses.

The proposed facility is expected to have a production capacity of 300,000 tonnes, although Olam Agri has not clarified whether this represents annual output.

The company has not disclosed the plant’s location, investment cost or construction schedule. The project remains at the announcement stage, with no public confirmation of construction contracts or permits.

The Cameroon investment forms part of Olam Agri’s plan to invest an additional US$400 million in food processing and animal feed production across Africa by 2028.

The programme includes new facilities in Cameroon, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire, alongside an expansion of pasta manufacturing capacity in Ghana.

This investment would be additional to approximately US$115 million the company says it has invested in West African processing operations since 2024.

Cameroon’s poultry feed market attracts investment

Cameroon already has established commercial feed manufacturing capacity. In April 2024, the Noutchogouin Jean Samuel (NJS) Group inaugurated an automated feed mill in Olembé, near Yaoundé, through its subsidiary Provenderie du Centre.

The facility cost nearly CFAF5 billion and has a stated annual production capacity of 100,000 tonnes of feed for poultry, pigs, ruminants, and fish, according to the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries.

Olam Agri’s proposed 300,000-tonne capacity is larger, although direct comparison is not yet possible because the company has not specified the production period covered by its figure.

The agribusiness group already operates a flour mill in Bekoko, near Douala, which began operations in 2015. The facility was initially valued at approximately CFAF30 billion and has a wheat-milling capacity of 600 tonnes per day.

Nigeria project advances ahead of Cameroon

Olam Agri has made more concrete progress on its Nigerian expansion. On November 4, 2026, it broke ground on a US$70 million integrated feed plant in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State.

The facility will include a poultry feed mill producing 1,500 tonnes per day, an aquafeed mill with a capacity of 300 tonnes per day and storage facilities for 125,000 tonnes. Operations are expected to begin in 2027.

The company’s broader West African expansion is expected to create additional demand for locally sourced feed ingredients.

Olam Agri estimates that its planned feed plants in Nigeria, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire could collectively purchase more than 500,000 tonnes of maize and soybeans annually from over 130,000 smallholder farmers once fully operational. International imports will supplement local supplies.

However, the company has not provided a country-by-country breakdown of raw material purchases, leaving the potential sourcing volumes and benefits for Cameroonian farmers unclear.

Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) majority-owns Olam Agri, holding an 81.81% stake as of June 30, 2026. Olam Group retained the remaining 18.19%.

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