De Heus Kenya will open a KSH3 billion (US$23.3 million) animal feed manufacturing facility in Athi River, Machakos County, Kenya, on February 18, according to reports.
The facility will have an annual production capacity of 200,000 metric tons (MT), with a future expandable capacity to 260,000 (MT), positioning it among the largest feed mills in East Africa. It will produce a wide range of animal nutrition products, including compound feed, concentrates, premixes, and specialty feeds for poultry, pigs, ruminants and aquaculture.
The Athi River facility is expected to create approximately 250 direct jobs and up to 1,000 indirect jobs across transport, logistics, packaging, distribution and raw material supply chains.
The company also plans to source key raw materials, including corn and soybeans, from Kenyan farmers, supporting local grain markets and rural incomes.
In addition to manufacturing, De Heus Kenya provides technical advisory services to farmers, focusing on feed utilization, ration formulation and animal nutrition management. These services are aimed at helping farmers translate feed quality into measurable productivity gains.
“This factory is about building reliable systems for farmers,” said Wiehan Visagie, managing director of De Heus Kenya. “By manufacturing feed locally, we are addressing long-standing challenges such as inconsistent quality and dependence on imports, while supporting farmers to improve productivity and profitability.”
In September 2025, De Heus Animal Nutrition opened a fish feed factory in Njeru, Uganda.
