Information highlighting some common pests and diseases for selected crops.
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Production
An Introduction to Tilapia Fish Farming
Commercial tilapia fish farming is a very good and profitable business. Tilapia fishes require less space and care, and you can do it easily.
SHRIMP FARMING
Shrimp farming is an aquaculture business that exists in either a marine or freshwater environment, producing shrimp or prawns for human consumption.
Feeding in aquaculture: 4 Simple but Important things you need to know
To survive, grow and reproduce, fish need to feed on organic materials such as plants, other animals, or prepared feeds containing plant and/or animal material. It is therefore most important for you to ensure that your fish get the food they require, both in quality and in quantity.
Land Preparation Activities
Land preparation is clearing and removal of bushes on the surface of the land, this is performed differently, but the two main practices are, one or two ploughing followed by harrowing, ridging and mulching. The size of the land, costs and machines available dictate the methods to use for land preparation.
Turkey Production
The growth of turkey industry in Nigeria has risen to 1.5- 2 million tons per year. This fast growth in the industry was made possible by intensification of production and development of large breeds with standard weights ranging from 15- 17kg for male and 8-10kg for females. Some of these come from homestead.
Rabbitry – What Prospective Farmers Should know About Rabbit Business
Right now poultry, beef and pork meat are controlling this huge demand. Commercial rabbit production can play a very important role to meetup this demand. So rabbit farming business has a great opportunity.
Snailry
Snail Farming in Nigeria is very lucrative, and many Nigerians are beginning to see the gold mine in snail farming business. Snail farming is still very under-exploited in Nigeria. How many popular snail farms do you know? Few. That is to show you that the market is still unexploited. We are still struggling to meet demands for fresh snails not to talk of processing and exporting of snails.
Cattle Production
The joyful thing about the cattle production business is that the product is consumed by most Nigerians. Beef (Cattle’s meat) is very popular in Nigeria and around Africa. That means if you go into this business, you have millions of potential customers waiting for you.
Pig Production
A pig farmer in Nigeria can make between Two Million Naira (N2,000,000) to Ten Million Naira (N10,000,000) profit in a year from pig farming.