Singapore-based agribusiness group Olam Agri plans to build a poultry feed plant in Cameroon with a stated production capacity of 300,000 tons. The facility is expected to become operational in early 2028, as the company expands its food processing and animal feed businesses across Africa.
The company confirmed the Cameroon project on November 5, following an interview with Saurabh Mehra, head of its food processing and animal feed businesses. However, Olam Agri has not specified whether the 300,000-ton figure represents annual production capacity. The plant’s location, construction schedule and investment cost have also not been disclosed, according to Business in Cameroon.
The project forms part of Olam Agri’s plan to invest an additional $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, as well as an expansion of pasta manufacturing capacity in Ghana.
The planned investment would come on top of approximately $115 million that the company says it has invested in its West African processing operations since 2024. However, Olam Agri has not provided a country-by-country breakdown of the new investment, leaving the amount allocated to Cameroon unclear.
The expansion could also create additional demand for agricultural raw materials. Olam Agri expects its planned animal feed facilities in Nigeria, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire to purchase more than 500,000 tons of corn and soybeans annually from over 130,000 smallholder farmers once the plants reach full capacity.
These figures represent the company's combined projections for the three countries. It has not disclosed how much of the raw materials for the Cameroonian facility would be sourced from local farmers.
Olam Agri already has industrial operations in Cameroon, including a flour mill in Bekoko, near Douala. The proposed poultry feed facility would expand the company’s presence in the country’s food processing sector and add to local production capacity for animal feed.
