The poultry sector in Ethiopia, both for layers and broilers, is developing relatively rapidly. Main drivers for this sector development are:
- The Ethiopian government promotes egg and poultry meat consumption, coupled with its strategy of import substitution of chicken meat.
- Urbanization and demand for fast food type chicken products; major chains are exploring the market but unable to enter as their quality standards are not met.
- Technology transfer from foreign (often Dutch) companies, stimulated by trade missions and trade facilitation financed by the Dutch Embassy in Ethiopia;
- Presence of a number of medium to large sized companies of Ethiopian entrepreneurs, that see poultry as a good investment and that are keen to work with smallholder farmers to expand their business.
A farm where broilers are fattened