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Raising Rabbits for Profit The major question I keep getting from newbies is that,  is rabbit farming profitable??   Choose a breed that is recognized for its meat –production qualities, and do some assignment in searching bloodlines within that breed with the necessary qualities to be good production rabbits. If you have been rearing rabbits for some time as a hobby, the thought may have occurred to you that you could make some little money rearing them. The thought may have even occurred to you that you can make a large amount of money from  rabbit farming.  After all, two rabbits will be 150 in a short period of time, right?  Maybe yes, maybe no Rabbits have the potentialsh to be one of the most profitable specie to raise. They frequently give birth to a large number of litters, and offspring grow rapidly and reach either table size or breeding weight more quickly than any other species. They do not require large space compared to most spec...

Nigerians have been assured of a significant reduction in the price of rice as from June this year - President of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria says a 50 kilogramme of the commodity will be sold at N10, 000 - He however says rice farmers in Nigeria still face the challenge of quality seeds                      Aminu Goronyo, national president of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says a 50 kilogramme of the commodity will sell at N10, 000 as from June 2017. While speaking on the current development in the rice industry, he said rice which is being sold in Nigeria presently at the rate of N20,00 will start selling at half that price in three months’ time. NAIJ.com learnt that rice farmers under the association now have direct access to fertiliser. “Fertiliser was a very big challenge, but today it has become a history. We have signed MoU where the fertiliser is sold N5, 500 per bag of fertiliser, an...

Ibadan—Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said that the country will be self sufficient in rice production by November, which he said will force a reduction in the price of the commodity. He frowned on what he called the people’s unbridled penchant and taste for foreign foods, most of which, he said, were not as healthy and nutritious as those produced locally. The minister bared his mind while addressing a town hall meeting on sustainable agriculture, which was attended by farmers, youths, women and other stakeholders in agriculture, held at the Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan, yesterday. The dialogue, which featured question and answer session, was hosted by the Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, and the Commissioner for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Prince Oyewole Oyewumi. The meeting, which was called to chart a new path for agriculture rebirth, climaxed a two-day working visit by the minister to agricultural faciliti...

            1. Decide the type of poultry bird Here you choose Chickens ( Layers and Broilers). We choose chicken because that’s what this article focuses on. There are other types of birds that are good for livestock business too,  such as Goose , Duck , Turkey , etc.            2. Write Down your Area of Interest You can’t just be in all aspect of poultry farming in Nigeria. You have to choose your area of interest where you would like to concentrate your business. This will ensure high level of focus and professionalism. If you can do two area, no problem. Below are some of the major Niches in Poultry Farming in Nigeria or elsewhere. Layers Breeding which is egg production by Layers Broilers breeding which referrers to the chicken meat production by Broilers Hatchery which has to do with breeding chicken for the purpose of Hatching new chicks Poultry feed which is producing feeds for other poultry far...

A forest is a large area dominated by trees . [1] Hundreds of more precise definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing and ecological function. [2][3][4] According to the widely used [5][6] Food and Agriculture Organization definition, forests covered four billion hectares (15 million square miles) or approximately 30 percent of the world's land area in 2006. [4] Forests are the dominant terrestrial ecosystem of Earth, and are distributed across the globe. [7] Forests account for 75% of the gross primary productivity of the Earth's biosphere , and contain 80% of the Earth's plant biomass. [7] Forests at different latitudes and elevations form distinctly different ecozones : boreal forests near the poles, tropical forests near the equator and temperate forests at mid-latitudes. Higher elevation areas tend to support forests similar to those at higher latitudes, a...

A young bricklayer in Kwara State, simply identified as Alaba, was getting frustrated in 2015 because his craft was not fetching him enough money to take proper care of himself and his family. He was contemplating on what to do when an idea struck him. It was in March 2015, and the idea was planting cashew trees. It flashed as he saw some cashew plantation owners smiling to the bank. Olam Edible Nuts, a cashew processing company located at Ogbondoroko, a suburb of Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, off Afon road, through its various aggregators, was buying a kilogramme at the rate of N600. Alaba then made a decision to start cashew cultivation, left his wife and kids in the suburb and moved to his home town, a border village between Kwara and Kogi states, where the community land is available for members of the village to farm.His cashew trees, on three acres of land, are now fruiting. He said he was fascinated into this partly because the plantation maintenance is much more...

I started my first business before I was a boy of 15. Today I run my company in Lagos and operate in different states of Nigeria. Make sure you read every word of this post and come back to download my 2 free business books HERE Do you know that rearing turkey or turkey farming business is a good and lucrative business to venture in Nigeria? We might have been hearing a lot about chicken farming, broilers farming, and layers farming but little efficacy has been placed on turkey farming. Though some people who might have heard about how lucrative this business is do not really make moves on how to gain and maintain this hidden treasure instead, they rear it seasonally, or for a very short period of time, and then stop.  How about if I tell you that, you can set up a turkey farming business in Nigeria, and make this business as a normal business which can solve your daily needs and still save for futures expenses. Now, it might be interesting to know that there is no sp...

Venture capitalists invested more than $2 billion in agriculture technology startups in 2014 and again in 2015. That trend is expected to continue in 2016 because the demand for innovative farm technology is high, and when inventors show results, modern farmers have demonstrated a willingness to embrace those inventions and new techniques. With that in mind, here are seven emerging technologies that can literally change the agricultural landscape in the years ahead.                          1. Soil and Water Sensors Perhaps the equipment having the most immediate effect are soil and water sensors. These sensors are durable, unobtrusive and relatively inexpensive. Even family farms are finding it affordable to distribute them throughout their land, and they provide numerous benefits. For instance, these sensors can detect moisture and nitrogen levels, and the farm can use this information to determine when to water an...

selection:selection is the process of picking or selctinv from a mixed population those animals with breeding value as parents. Animals with desirable characters like good meat production and egg laying are selected    Selection is grouped into two main classes  (1)Natural selection:this is the ability of individual animal to weather through unfavorable environmental forces to survive and reproduce.  (2)Artificial selection:this selection is done by man using his intelligence and influence to select and mate animals in order to increase the number of animals.                  ADVANTAGES OF SELECTION (1)It ensures that only the best naturally available animal is selected  (2)Animals with desirable character are selected  (3)Animals from best breeds are bred for distribution  (4)It reduces the spread of diseases.  Culling:this is the removal of diseased, poorly performing or des...

There are three major markets for maize and its allied products in Nigeria. Corn as Human Consumption: Unlike in developed countries where a major portion of maize produced is used for animal feed or biofuel, maize is a significant part of diets in Africa in general and Nigeria in particular. Experts expect that the demand for maize as human nourishment will increase in tandem with Nigeria’s population growth. There will therefore also be a higher demand for corn (maize) This market currently accounts for about 50 per cent of the Nigerian corn demand. Corn as Animal Feed: Corn is a favourite raw material for animal feeds, mainly because it is cheaper than many of the other feed alternatives and yet provides the required nutritional content for livestock. As a result, about 35 percent of corn produced in Nigeria is used in animal feed production. Maize for Industrial Consumption: It is estimated that about 15 per cent of Nigeria’s current maize produce goes for industrial u...