π Tender Overview
Scope: establishing a vast cattle-breeding farm for powdered milk in Algeria.
With a total area of 117,000 hectares, this project consists of three poles, each containing a farm for cereal and fodder production, a dairy cattle farm, and a milk and meat production unit, as well as a powdered milk production factory.
Once realized, this project will enable the local production of 50% of Algeriaβs powdered milk needs, supply the local market with red meat, and contribute to the increase in the national cattle herd.
This $3.5 billion project is expected to create 5,000 direct jobs. Numerous facilitations have been granted to this project, particularly in terms of land access, support, and financing, in addition to the benefits provided by Law 22-18 on investment.
The project, expected to be up and running in 2026, would also "supply the local market with red meat and help increase the national cattle population"
This venture, held 51% by Baladna and 49% by the Algerian State through the National Investment Fund, will develop large scale vertically integrated dairy operation in Algeria.