The Democratic Republic of Congo Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock approved a $7 million agreement in February 2026 with poultry company Egg’s For Congo to manage and operate a major poultry project in Kinshasa. The 10-year project is structured under a régie intéressée contract, a form of public service management arrangement in which the government retains ownership but delegates operational management to a private operator.
Public records link the agreement to a project listed in the 2026–2028 Public Investment Program, titled “PPP Project for the Establishment of Parent Farms and Industrial Hatcheries in Kinshasa.” Initially, the project’s cost was estimated at $11 million in July 2025, though official notices do not explain why the total fell to $7 million by February 2026.
Under the contract, Egg’s For Congo will receive a fixed fee alongside a share tied to the service’s operating results. The company, launched in 2014 by Jean-Pierre Mwipata, Didier Molisho, and Hanno Kiezebrink, describes itself as active across the poultry sector, including sales of SASSO chicks, poultry feed production and importation, veterinary medicines and equipment distribution, and farmer training.
The deal aligns with a broader national effort to revive the poultry sector. In October 2024, the Council of Ministers approved a pilot program to restart poultry production in eight production hubs across the DRC, aiming to structure supply chains, integrate modern and smallholder farms, and strengthen food security.
Additionally, in March 2025, the DRC opened discussions with Chinese partners to produce five million chicks annually, involving the importation of 50,000 parent breeding pairs and technology transfer, though these plans remain at the discussion stage.
The government’s interest in poultry is driven by heavy import dependence. According to the Central Bank of Congo, the national poultry flock exceeded 18.9 million in 2023, but domestic production remains insufficient to meet demand. Poultry meat imports rose from 122,964 tonnes in 2019 to over 142,300 tonnes in 2023, with import bills increasing from $66.4 million to nearly $91 million.
The Egg’s For Congo project is therefore a strategic component of efforts to strengthen local chick production and poultry inputs. However, public documents have not provided a detailed operational timeline, investment breakdown, or specific recommendations from the UC-PPP that informed the project’s approval.
