Ethiopia Poultry Market Size, Share, Trends and Forecast by Product Type, Nature, Distribution Channel, and Region, 2025-2033

Ethiopia Poultry Market Overview:

The Ethiopia poultry market size reached USD 77,300.37 Million in 2024. The market is projected to reach USD 2,24,022.19 Million by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 12.55% during 2025-2033. The market is driven by government-led strategic development initiatives and comprehensive policy frameworks designed to enhance productivity and competitiveness in the poultry subsector. Moreover, increasing focus on food security and nutrition through affordable animal-source protein is supporting market growth. Additionally, private sector investment combined with technology-driven expansion models is expanding the Ethiopia poultry market share.

Ethiopia Poultry Market Trends:

Technological Advancements in Poultry Farming

Modern technologies are significantly transforming Ethiopia’s poultry industry, enabling farmers to achieve higher productivity while promoting sustainability. Automated feeding and watering systems, advanced incubators, and climate-controlled poultry houses are enhancing bird growth and egg production. Improved disease management practices, including stringent biosecurity measures and comprehensive vaccination programs, are reducing losses and boosting farm profitability. Mobile apps and other digital technologies are being used to monitor farms, deliver veterinary services to farmers, and manage supply chains. Research institutions are developing new strains of poultry with improved growth rates, feed conversion, and disease resistance. Notably through the use of locally available feed ingredients, aquaculture feed formulation is becoming cheaper and more nutrient dense, allowing aquaculture farmers of all sizes and scales to use commercial-scale aquaculture systems and contribute to the sector's shift toward more market-based systems. Combined with customary techniques, modern technology has great potential to expand exports, respond to growing domestic demand, create rural employment opportunities, and contribute to a more sustainable food system and greater income throughout the poultry value chain in Ethiopia.

Government Support and Policy Initiatives

Government initiatives and policy frameworks remain key for poultry development in Ethiopia. The government's rural livelihood improvement efforts have provided smallholder poultry farmers with training and education. These efforts also provided credit and necessary infrastructure. These initiatives include livestock improvement. At the same time, agriculture's commercialization is another factor contributing to the market growth. Public-private partnerships with hatcheries, feed mills and distribution units have improved the supply chain, and thus the sustainable growth of the sector. These trends complement policies for they encourage smallholder, women, and youth to participate in poultry farming and improve veterinary and extension services to reduce poultry diseases. Producers gain access to regional markets with trade facilitation and export promotion measures for more income sources as environmental and biosecurity measures are enforced for sustainable practices and quality agricultural produce. These measures lead to greater farm level profitability, better conditions for attracting investment, and a greater level of market stability. In this manner, the poultry sector in Ethiopia is becoming more resilient and competitive while also meeting national food security and economic growth needs across the commercial and smallholder sectors in the country.

Rising Demand Drives Poultry Market Expansion

The Ethiopia poultry market growth is being driven by rising consumer demand for affordable, high-protein food sources such as chicken and eggs. Rapid urbanization, shifting dietary preferences, and a growing population are fueling strong domestic consumption trends. The expanding middle class and increasing awareness of the nutritional benefits of protein have further encouraged households to incorporate poultry into their daily diets. Additionally, government programs promoting poultry production, greater access to microfinance for smallholder farmers, and collaborations with agricultural cooperatives are supporting farm-level development. Investments in hatcheries, feed production, and veterinary services are improving poultry health and productivity, ensuring a consistent supply to meet rising demand. The transition from traditional backyard farming to semi-intensive and intensive production systems is boosting efficiency, reducing mortality rates, and increasing the availability of quality poultry products. Export opportunities to neighboring countries are also providing producers with additional incentives to scale up operations. Together, these factors are creating a highly favorable environment for market expansion, positioning poultry farming as a key contributor to Ethiopia’s food security, rural employment, and broader economic development.

Ethiopia Poultry Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the market, along with forecasts at the country and regional level for 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on product type, nature, and distribution channel.

Product Type Insights:

• Broiler
• Eggs
• Others

The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the product type. This includes broiler, eggs, and others.

Nature Insights:

• Organic
• Conventional

A detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the nature have also been provided in the report. This includes organic and conventional.

Distribution Channel Insights:

• On-Trade
• Off-Trade

The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the distribution channel. This includes on-trade and off-trade.

Regional Insights:

• Addis Ababa
• Oromia Region
• Amhara Region
• SNNPR Region
• Tigray Region
• Others

The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major regional markets, which include Addis Ababa, Oromia Region, Amhara Region, SNNPR Region, Tigray Region, and others.

Competitive Landscape:

The market research report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape. Competitive analysis such as market structure, key player positioning, top winning strategies, competitive dashboard, and company evaluation quadrant has been covered in the report. Also, detailed profiles of all major companies have been provided.

Ethiopia Poultry Market News:

• September 2025: The World Bank and government funded Ethiopia’s Livestock and Fisheries Sector Development Project (LFSDP), supported poultry farmers with day-old chicks, modern housing, and training. The initiative boosted egg and meat output, improved rural incomes, empowered women and youth, and advanced inclusive poultry market development.
• August 2024: Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture, with RAISE-FS and FAO, validated the National Biosecurity Guideline for Poultry Production in Bishoftu . The initiative improved disease prevention, food safety, and sustainability, strengthening poultry market development by boosting productivity, farmer resilience, and sector-wide confidence.

Ethiopia Poultry Market Report Coverage:

Key Questions Answered in This Report:

• How has the Ethiopia poultry market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
• What is the breakup of the Ethiopia poultry market on the basis of product type?
• What is the breakup of the Ethiopia poultry market on the basis of nature?
• What is the breakup of the Ethiopia poultry market on the basis of distribution channel?
• What is the breakup of the Ethiopia poultry market on the basis of region?
• What are the various stages in the value chain of the Ethiopia poultry market? 
• What are the key driving factors and challenges in the Ethiopia poultry market?
• What is the structure of the Ethiopia poultry market and who are the key players?
• What is the degree of competition in the Ethiopia poultry market? 

Key Benefits for Stakeholders:

• IMARC’s industry report offers a comprehensive quantitative analysis of various market segments, historical and current market trends, market forecasts, and dynamics of the Ethiopia poultry market from 2019-2033.
• The research report provides the latest information on the market drivers, challenges, and opportunities in the Ethiopia poultry market.
• Porter's Five Forces analysis assists stakeholders in assessing the impact of new entrants, competitive rivalry, supplier power, buyer power, and the threat of substitution. It helps stakeholders to analyze the level of competition within the Ethiopia poultry industry and its attractiveness.
• Competitive landscape allows stakeholders to understand their competitive environment and provides an insight into the current positions of key players in the market.