5th October 2026- The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka, has embarked on a tour in the Northern and Northwestern regions to showcase major poultry investments driving the Feed Salone initiative, led by private-sector players responding to President Julius Maada Bio’s call for increased investment in agriculture, on Saturday, 3rd October 2026.
His visit started at Big Things Poultry and Leecon Poultry, which operate hatcheries producing 12,000 chicks per week. These businesses are not only addressing malnutrition but also providing jobs for more than 500 people in the Northern and Northwestern parts of Sierra Leone.
He went on to visit the Beliyia Agricultural Investment Company Limited in Magbema Chiefdom, Kambia District. The Minister, alongside the company’s Chairman, Hon. Umaru Napoleon Koroma, Minister of Labour and Social Security, toured ongoing construction and installation works at a large-scale poultry facility designed to accommodate 250,000 birds on more than 100 acres of land, with potential for further expansion.
Dr. Kpaka commended the investment as a practical demonstration of the Feed Salone spirit, noting its potential to create jobs, strengthen local poultry production and provide skills-transfer opportunities for young people. “We have made the right policies to support the poultry industry, including the 35 percent import duty, which is intended to encourage local production and create a stronger market for locally produced poultry,” he said.
On behalf of the company, the Chairman thanked the Minister for his support and expressed the company’s commitment to completing the facility and facilitating its official opening before the end of November 2026. When fully operational, the project is expected to create more than 200 full-time jobs, further contributing to livelihoods and economic opportunities in the district.
The Minister also visited Eco Poultry Farm at Songo, which is nearing completion and will initially accommodate 80,000 layers, with plans to expand its capacity to 240,000 birds. The first flock of 20,000 chicks is expected upon completion, marking the beginning of operations at the farm.
The two investments underscore the increasing participation of private-sector actors in Sierra Leone’s poultry industry and demonstrate the potential of agricultural investments to increase domestic production, create employment, develop skills among young people, and contribute to the country’s food security objectives under the Feed Salone agenda.
