Tanzania, Aug. 18 -- Dar es Salaam. The government has unveiled an ambitious Sh3.5 trillion (about $1.3 billion) strategy to overhaul the poultry sector, targeting a reduction in feed costs.

The National Poultry Development Strategy (NPDS) 2026-2036 identifies high feed costs as the primary bottleneck to sector competitiveness with estimates putting it at about 70 percent of the total production expenses but the new strategy targets to reduce it to 50 percent.

To address this, the government's 'Flagship 1' programme aims to expand local production of key raw materials, particularly maize and soybeans, to levels comparable with global leaders such as Brazil.

Under the roadmap, soybean production is projected to surge from the current 25...