The executive branch plans to invest a total of 41.8 billion Congolese francs, or nearly $19 million, over three years in the N’Sele Presidential Agro-Industrial Domain (DAIPN). The funding is part of the government’s three-year public investment programme for the 2026-2028 period, according to a document seen by Bankable.

The document says 26.89 billion Congolese francs is earmarked for the purchase of specialised equipment to relaunch agricultural activities. The remaining funds are allocated to the renovation of the domain’s pig farm.

The farm has been idle since Jan. 1, 2026, due to a lack of funding to keep operations running, according to a statement that local media attributed to DAIPN staff.

A video attached to the statement shows empty chicken coops and an inactive slaughterhouse. Staff say in the video that workers in the poultry sector, including those in hatcheries, the slaughterhouse and chicken farming, have been sent on unpaid leave. In the same statement, they called on President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi to step in and support the project.

The president visited the site in 2022. Reports following the visit cited a capacity of more than 18,000 laying hens and two large chicken coops with space for more than 9,000 broilers, intended to supply the slaughterhouse every three weeks.

The N’Sele Presidential Agro-Industrial Domain was created in 1966 under the presidency of Marshal Mobutu. It was later relaunched in 2013 as part of a public-private partnership with the Israeli group LR Group Limited. The project aimed to supply Kinshasa and surrounding areas while creating direct and indirect jobs for local residents.

Timothée Manoke