Pig giving birth to excess piglets is a result of good feeding practice. Pigs are comparatively very fertile having a short generation interval. The female reaches maturity as early as 6-9 months when they can start breeding. They have a gestation period of 115 days and lactation of about 25 days. Just in one year, […]

Pig rearing business is relatively simple compared to other forms of livestock. Starting a pig farm in Nigeria is one of the most lucrative business ventures. Farmers who have started pig rearing as full-time businesses are now producing high-quality meat and making a good profit. Rearing of pigs in Nigeria can be done either on […]

Good day to you and welcome back to this tutorial site where we will be showing you the cost of starting a poultry farm in Nigeria. Over time, people who plan to quit their white-collar job to venture into agriculture, especially the poultry business have continued to enquire about what it will take to start. […]

Before I dive into showing you how to cure dropsy in catfish and other types of fish let, me quickly say that dropsy is not actually a disease but a symptom of an underlying disease in fish. If the underlying disease is detected at an earlier stage it becomes easily treatable. When it is noticed […]

Welcome back. We have created this post to show you what we consider the best farming business ideas you can make money from. You can term it “good agricultural business ideas”. Farming is as old as man. You could trace this back to Eden in the scriptures when God instructed the first man and woman […]

Catfish farming has gained popularity as one of the most lucrative agribusinesses in Africa. The requisite knowledge of stocking catfish in concrete pond and other types of ponds has been a challenge to farmers. Lack of knowledge on proper stocking alone contributes to one of the reasons many fish farmers have high rate of mortality […]

There has been much debate about rearing of catfish in Nigeria, especially as it concerns the aspect of feeding. In this post, we will give you a general idea of what it will cost in feeding 1000 catfish in Nigeria. The cost of fish feed in the market has over time discouraged new farmers from […]

Scent leaf farming is most profitable among other vegetables you could grow in Nigeria

This article promises to explain what organic farming is, list of farm business ideas and why organic farming is the best. Over the years, the demand for natural food has continued to be on the increase following the discovery that chemically grown and preserved foods are cancer coursing agents. Researches have shown that food and […]

Agribusiness is a multimillionaire industry in Nigeria but intending farmers are always faced with how to raise capital for farming. How do small farmers obtain capital for farming? I think this post will address part of this question. Raising capital has always been an issue when it comes to starting a new venture not just […]