NJERU, UGANDA — De Heus Animal Nutrition broke ground for a state-of-the-art dedicated aquafeed plant in Njeru, Uganda.

The plant will be able to produce 50,000 tonnes of fish feed per year, meeting the growing demand in the East African market.

Currently, most feeds are imported. The new local factory will offer a shorter, more flexible supply chain, De Heus said.

“At De Heus we believe in the potential of Africa and that is why we are investing in expanding our footprint: in South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, and recently with modern factories in Ghana and Ivory Coast. And now in Uganda,” said Theo Smalbraak, business group director Africa & Middle East. “The impact of this plant goes beyond employment at the facility itself. We anticipate a significant positive effect on employment among fish farmers and our suppliers, as we aim to replace imports and source raw materials such as maize, cassava, soy, and others locally as much as possible.”

De Heus Animal Nutrition is an international producer of a complete range of compound feed, premixes, concentrates and feed specialties.