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How to Start Grasscutter Farming Business in Nigeria
Grasscutter farming in Nigeria is just one of one of the most lucrative type of businesses in the animal farming area. It is likewise among one of the most lucrative animal husbandry businesses in Nigeria. If you take the grasscutter farming business serious, you can make as much as N5 million naira yearly from the business. There is, however, no blanket recipe for success, as production protocols differ according to the breed of grasscutter chosen, the type of housing used, the production aim, and the climatic conditions. Cost of Breeding and Production The average grasscutter farmer would certainly invest a bit over 85,000 Naira to see to the overall production procedure for a small- average scale grasscutter farm. The average price for a mature buck is 12,000 naira and that of a doe is in between 14,000-15,000 naira. The price of a served doe varies from 18,000-20,000 Naira. The cost of feeding monthly has to do with N230 for every grasscutter. When you consider the cost of their medical maintenance, the overall startup cost should cost nothing more than N85,000 for the average grasscutter farm A fully grown female grasscutter after gestation, carries the pregnancy for 140 – 150 days and delivers about twice a year. Each pregnancy produces an average of four to seven young. Sometimes up to 10. This means one female grasscutter could produce 8 – 20 young in a year. After five to six months, fully mature ones can cost up to N5,000 each. As at the time of writing this post, a colony of grasscutter (weaners) is worth around 100K. That means if you have 10 colonies of weaners for sale you have a potential N1,000,000 sitting in your farm. If they were adult colonies and you're selling them at N180,000 per colony that will be N1,800,000. More breeding stocks for sale means more money for your business. Grasscutter meat has no religious, culture or political bias. Its a kind of meat that is eaten and accepted by most people. They are served at bush-bars, hotels, restaurants, weddings, naming ceremonies, title ceremonies etc. Farmers sell them in live weights of between 2K & 4K per KG.
Some characteristics of grasscutters are: 1. Grascutters are placid and relatively prolific animal 2. They become sexually active and mature at 5-6 months. At this age, they can reproduce and give birth to as high as 12 young. 3. They can be easily reared or managed, and this made their domestication an alternative to poaching them in the wild. 4. They can grow rapidly in intensive conditions 5. The meat of grasscutters is very rich in protein and economically valuable
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