14th February, 2014
By Prince Onebunne
With many years of experience in agric business, yours sincerely has an armoury of valued experience which any one keen on making naira from animal rearing can tap from and rake good profit.
At Jovana Farms, we breed farm animals and teach people how to invest wisely on grasscutter, mushroom, snail, fish, quail, geese and rabbit business. In our nationwide training we not only teach Nigerians how to profit from animal breeding venture, but we let them into the secrets to success in any animal rearing options they settled for. A particular point of reference today is grasscutter farming. This business is unique in many respects. Some of its unique features are:
•Grasscutter meat is health friendly and is recommended as a source of protein in place of beef because of its health benefits.
•Investing in grasscutter breeding is a wise choice. The animal is prolific. The female litter twice a year and one female can litter as many as eight young ones at a time if well fed. If a farmer therefore starts with say two colonies of eight females and two males, if the females litter twice a year, given an average of seven per female, you have 7x8x2 which gives 112 grasscutters in just one year.
•The capital requirement for grasscutter rearing is very low compared to the good returns the farmer stands to reap from the venture. With less than N70,000 you can kick start your grasscutter farming business using cheap wooden cages and some space within your house. It is cheap to feed grasscutter. They can stay healthy mainly on grass and vital supplements and give good return to the investor.
•Lastly, presently in Nigeria, the market for grasscutter meat is immense and not being met by the few available farmers. The demand is awesome and it is waiting for any intending farmer to start tapping from it. You can make up to N300,000 from one female grasscutter alone and when it has completed the breeding circle in four years, you can still sell it as a big bush meat. Grasscutters are weighed live before being sold. When they get to table size, you can dispose one for between N5,000 and N10,000 depending on the size as measured in weight. One kg live body weght of grasscutter is sold for N2,000. Other areas one can make money in grasscutter farming are as follows. You can generate huge income by breeding and supplying breeding stocks to farmers, selling table size live or smoked grasscutter to hotels, homes, schools, restaurants, relaxation centres, etc. Constructing and selling grasscutter cages and also producing feed supplements for grasscutter are other profitable business. Are you keen on making naira from animal breeding; the following tips will guide you to succeed.
•Believe you can make it happen: Napoleon Hill the great American author has said, “whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind of man can achieve with positive mental attitude.” If you believe in yourself that you will be one of Nigeria’s animal breeding millionaire in the 21st century, nothing can stop you! JOVANA FARMS is a proof it can be possible.
•Be ready to work hard: Success in grasscutter, mushroom, snail, rabbit, fish, geese, pig or quail farming requires diligence. No food for a lazy man, they say. Be ready to work hard and close late at times so you can turn your farm to a money spinning machine.
• Be passionate: Every business has its challenges. Animal breeding is not an exception. If you really desire success in this line of business, you have got to be passionate so that you can turn your challenges to opportunities for great achievement.
•Attend our training workshops and attach yourself to a competent consultant: You need the help of a versatile coach to avoid the pitfalls in animal farming venture. The expert has learned some lessons which he will gladly pass on to you though at a fee. But the fee is worth it for the knowledge you are paying to acquire will prosper your business beyond the few naira you pay to get it. To help present and would-be animal breeders avoid unnecessary mistakes, Jovana Farms has embarked on nationwide seminars on fish, geese, grasscutter, mushroom, rabbit, pig and quail farming for Nigerians to learn the nitty-gritty of the business in their environment. Those who cannot attend our seminars can order for our self-tutorial VCD & BOOK and train themselves. The primary objective is to bring this golden opportunity to the door step of every Nigerian as a very sure and potent means of conquering poverty.
Friends, are you ready to get started on animal breeding? Don’t delay. I want you to take a deep thought on the inspiring words of George Cecil which says: “On the plains of hesitation, bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of victory, sat down to wait, and waiting—died! Make hays while the sun shines. After reading this piece, do not waste time, act immediately, your financial freedom may depend on it.
Jovana Farms organizes nationwide sensitization training seminars on the practical ways of making it through small-scale animal farming. Visit us at www.jovanafarms.com or call 080 33262 808, E-mail: [email protected] for more details.