Please end chicken monopoly

This study on the commercial poultry meat industrywas undertaken in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia. The study revealed that ownership in this sector was concentrated in a few players. The study further established that some of the dominant players operated at different stages of production across all the four countries involved. With regard to Botswana, the study revealed that ownership in the poultry sector was unique and complex.

The largest poultry producers in Botswana had ties to South African producers, and domestic producers were no match to those huge firms at the breeder and processing levels; and the tight trade restrictions protected these dominant players from competition.