Nigeria dey attract growing investments for poultry production, feed manufacturing, soybean processing and hatchery infrastructure as investors dey position demself to tap into Africa's expanding poultry market, wey dem value at about $20 billion.

Investment announcements and projects wey dem record between 2024 and October 2026 show say Nigeria dey emerge as major destination for poultry-related investments, led by a proposed $900 million integrated poultry programme wit China, alongside investments for feed production, agricultural processing and breeding infrastructure.

Di proposed Nigerian programme pass Ghana's $270 million National Poultry Transformation Programme wey dem announce for August 2026 by more than three times.

Although di two initiatives dey at different stages of development, dia scale show say competition dey grow among African countries to attract investment into commercial poultry production.

Nigeria's investment pipeline also include a $10 million poultry hatchery joint venture for Jigawa State, Olam Agri's $50 million soybean-processing and feed-milling complex for Kwara State, and Nutreco's €25 million animal-feed manufacturing facility for Oyo State, wey dem commission for April 2024.

One IndexBox market analysis wey dem publish for February 2026 value Africa's poultry market at approximately $20 billion for 2024, when consumption reach 10 million tonnes against domestic production of 8.1 million tonnes.