Tanzania to overhaul poultry sector under new 10-year strategy
Tanzania has launched a 10-year strategy to modernize its poultry sector to improve food security and economic growth. The government plans to enhance breeding, health services, and market infrastructure to support small-scale farmers.
Why it matters
This initiative represents a strategic effort to boost agricultural productivity and livelihoods in East Africa.
Dodoma. Prime Minister Dr Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba has launched a 10-year strategy to transform Tanzania's poultry industry into a competitive, inclusive and sustainable sector, with the aim of boosting food security, nutrition, employment, incomes, economic growth and trade.
The strategy was unveiled on Saturday, August 1, 2026, during the opening of the National NaneNane Agricultural Exhibition at the Dr John Samuel Malecela Grounds in Dodoma.
Dr Nchemba said poultry farming is one of the key agricultural activities in the Central Zone and across many households, noting that the strategy is expected to modernise the sub-sector and increase productivity.
"The launch of this strategy marks an important milestone in transforming the poultry sub-sector and enhancing production," he said.
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