Onions farming in Nigeria is highly neglected and is considered to be a menial job meant only for the poor Northerners and yet this crop support millions of lives in Nigeria and the world over! In fact there are many families in the Northern part of Nigeria that depend on Onions farming and are living [...]

Bell apple farming is the newest farming business opportunity in Nigeria. We always hear the sayings that an apple a day keeps one free from chronic illness and diseases and our minds usually go straight to the foreign apples which is almost everywhere in Nigeria. Well, foreign apple is not the only apple that can [...]

Cocoa farming presents one of the best business opportunity in Agribusiness. The demand for cocoa seeds worldwide is extremely high and the price in international market is quite encouraging to farmers. You already know what cocoa is used for. There will be no chocolate on the shelf without the cocoa seeds. Confectionery and Beverage making [...]

Maize, also known as Corn is one of the most useful cereal crop in West Africa, foods made out of maize is very nutritious as It is an important source of carbohydrate, protein, iron, vitamin B, and minerals, and is known to digest very quickly. Most Africans tend to consume maize mainly as a starchy [...]

Except for a few feed manufacturers who keep to the standards in poultry feed formulations, many feed companies in Nigeria make very poor quality feeds, a situation which has resulted in huge losses. Poor quality feeds lead to slow growth in chickens, low egg production, diseases, and death. Formulating your poultry feeds on the farm [...]

Background Chocolate, in all of its varied forms (candy bars, cocoa, cakes, cookies, coating for other candies and fruits) is probably America's favorite confection. With an annual per capita consumption of around 14 pounds (6 kilograms) per person, chocolate is as ubiquitous as a non-essential food can be. Cocoa trees originated in South America's river [...]

A good understanding of how to properly construct and manage concrete tank is a pre-requisite for profitable fish farming and how best we manage our concrete tank as a fish farmer or intending fish farmer will go a long way to determine the profitability of our fish farming enterprise. Concrete tank is one of the [...]

Deer farming business has a great opportunity for earning better livelihood and creating good employment sources. Deer is among the most beautiful wild animals of the nature. And all types of people love them, especially for their beauty. Body of deer is covered with multiple colors. As deer is a wild animal, so you can [...]

Mud crab farming is very popular in some Asian countries like Bangladesh, India, Thailand, Philippine etc. Mud crab has huge demand and price in international market. Crab is very tasty and many countries of the world import huge amount of crabs for consumption every year. As a result, there are huge possibilities of earning foreign [...]

Raising sheep can be a very rewarding experience and a great way to convert grass into food and clothing! The following is general information about getting started with sheep. Facilities Buildings The buildings needed for raising sheep are dependent on the size of the flock, the climate, and when lambing happens during the year. A [...]

Successful Livestock farmers have some qualities in common, but some unsuccessful farmers don’t know some of these qualities. I was opportune to give a presentation to a particular group of individuals. During the question time, a young man asked, “How can one become a successful livestock farmer?” This is a question some people intending to [...]

Snails, as cold-blooded animals, are sensitive to changes in atmospheric humidity and temperature. Giant African Land Snails (GALS), especially Achatina fulica, are able to put up with a range of conditions, but when temperature and/or humidity are not to their liking, they go into dormancy. The snail retracts its entire body inside its shell, sealing [...]

The scientific name for cane rat or grasscutter is Thryonomys swinderianus. In this post, we will give you six good reasons for keeping and raising grasscutters or cane rats, as a follow-up on our earlier post on "being a successful grasscutter farmer". There are a lot of reasons you need to keep and raise cane [...]

Peacock farming is not a new business idea. From the ancient time, people like bird’s egg and meat on their table. People raise various types of birds for the purpose of producing meat, eggs, and also for their beauty. Raising various types of poultry birds are one of the best and lucrative business ventures. Along [...]

Plantain Chips are crunchy Nigerian snacks made with either ripe or unripe plantains. Plantain Chips made with unripe plantains are bright yellow while those made with ripe plantains are deep yellow in colour. It is also known as sweet banana chips it is great and healthy for all ages. Plantain chips production is one of [...]

Scent leaf farming in Nigeria can earn you N200,000 months if you do it in a big way. While most people are looking around for the type of business to do and make money, many do not know how lucrative it would be for them to look towards vegetable farming in Nigeria. The demand for [...]

Beans is the third most consumed food stuff in Nigeria and other West African countries after Rice and Cassava. Sadly, most of the beans we eat in this country are from Niger Republic, putting money and employment into the hands of the neighboring country when our own soil is even better for Beans farming. So [...]

Monosex tilapia farming has taken an important role in the fish farming business throughout the world. Monosex tilapia has great demand and value in the local and international market. As a result monosex tilapia farming rate is growing day by day. There are some other important reasons for gradually increasing the monosex tilapia farming. Generally, [...]

Duck farming is very popular and absolutely a lucrative business. Ducks are highly available around the world. There are numerous meat and egg productive duck breeds available throughout the world. All the present domestic ducks around the glove come from the wild birds. Those wild birds wonder around the world, and some of them have [...]

Before discussing more about commercial quail farming business, let us first explain ‘what is quail farming?’ Actually the term ‘quail farming’ means, raising quails commercially (like other poultry birds) for the purpose of profitable eggs and meat production. As far as we have experienced, quail farming business is very easy, lucrative and entertaining. It’s very [...]