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10 Profitable Agricultural Business That You Can Start With Less Capital by Charleschidera(m): 8:57pm On May 07, 2016
After I published my previous blog post on Profitable business that you can start with less capital in Nigeria, I have been receiving enamours messages and comments from people asking me to help them suggest Agricultural Business that they can invest on.

Before I proceed on this article,

Do you know that
Agricultural businesses are the most lucrative businesses in the world?

Today, I will be writing on 10 Essential Money Yielding Agricultural Business That You Can Easily Start With Less Capital. So If you are really interested in starting up Agricultural business, you are at the right place. All you have to do is just to make your choice.

Agriculture is the largest industry in the world and employs the majority of the workers. Apart from the low-cost of start up and running the business, agricultural businesses turn out a huge profit of up to 100%. With the increase in unemployment, young people are now embracing agriculture which was erstwhile considered a dirty business reserved only for the poor.

"To most people, this is just dirt. To a farmer, it is potential.”~ Unknown

All of know that Nigeria is a developing country and that the population of this country is growing rapidly. Nigeria is been recorded as the most populated country in Africa. Therefore, there is an increase in demand for the production of food that will be sufficient for the high populated country.

Gone are those days when people use to say that Agriculture in not profitable. Now, so many people are rushing into Agriculture business because they have discovered the important of it.

“Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness.”~ Thomas Jefferson

Nevertheless, some persons still regard agriculture as an area of life that was made for particular people. They prefer buying the already processed ones.

The real cause of hunger is the powerlessness of the poor to gain access to the resources they need to feed themselves. ~ Frances Moore Lappé


Agricultural businesses can be started with little or no training. You do not need a special degree to start though you may need to spend some time learning about the intricacies of the business. Without wastiing any of your time anymore, let go to some agricultural business suggestions.


Listed below are the 11 Essential Money Yielding Agricultural Business That You Can Easily Start With Less Capital


1. Poultry farming business


Recently, many people have realized that poultry farming is a lucrative buiness to start and run in Nigeria. There is huge demand for chicken meat and turkey meat in Nigeria. Starting poultry business in Nigeria will be a great idea because it yield high income.

Due to the great benefit of white meat, poultry farming outputs is more expensive than most other form of mean. Many doctors have recommended to their patients to take more of white mean than red meat and this made starting a poultry farming more profitable.


2. Fishery Business (catfish and Tilapia Rearing)


One of the most popular farming in Nigeria is Fish farming and it require only little amount of capital to start. Gone are those days when the only means of getting fish is by catching it in the rivers. Fish been regarded as one of the most important thing in human life because it is proteinous in nature. Fish sell faster than any other animal product in the market and it is relatively cheaper than meat, therefore making it number one when it comes to affordablity. It is advisable to start with little quantity and it is also recommended to start with Catfish farming.


3. Snail Rearing Business


Snail meat has been recorded as the most safe and nutritious delicacy. Due to increased in coronary implications and other health implications, snail producers are certain to hit it big because many people are shunning away from beef or red meat.

The best time to commence snail farming is the rainy season. No need of starting with large quantity of snails, you can start with about 50 to 60 snails to have a good knowledge of how snail breeding works. Don't forget to go for fully matured snail so that you can expect them to hatch within a few days of changing location.


4. Piggery Business


Do you know that pigs have one of the highest rates of reproduction in animals? Pigs can birth up to 15 offspring at once and that is just one of the things that make pig farming attractive to investors. Most people like pork meat and it is highly demand in some country. The reason why you should invest in Piggery business is because Pigs are cheaper to raise compared to fishes or poultry. They can eat most foods that humans eat and even if you have to buy feed for them, their feeds are cheaper than those of other animals. If you do not have money for fancy pig feed, you can always make do with stuff you can find around you or food wastes from your kitchen. This is totally impossible with fishes. Pigs also generate more profit and if you ever get tired of pig farming, you could easily dive into real estate, using your pig farm as your first construction site.


5. Livestock feed production

Food is very important for the survival of not just human but to animals as well. Animals need food to .....Continue reading at :http://www.pearlword.com/2016/04/10-essential-profitable-agricultural.html?m=1

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Re: 10 Profitable Agricultural Business That You Can Start With Less Capital by ultrazone(m): 8:03am On Jun 12, 2016
Re: 10 Profitable Agricultural Business That You Can Start With Less Capital by Ltrust(m): 4:24am On Aug 25, 2016
Business opportunities abound in agricultural commodity processing. You can process sheanut to crude sheabutter and even further to refined sheabutter. There is already market for processed sheabutter in Nigeria and European countries.The raw material is sheanut and it is abundant in states of Kwara, Niger, Oyo and Kebbi states. Locating your production plant closer to the shea states will be a comparative advantage. Return on investment is over 80%. Extraction rate is about 34%. Note that one(1) Metric ton of sheanut(raw material) goes for N60,000 while crude processed sheabutter is N300,000 per ton. Investing in shea processing business either in small scale, medium or large scale will not just be very profitable but a wise investment.

Bankable and Comprehensive feasibility study/Operational plan/financial projections on setting up this project on a large scale is available to ready investors./07033097160.

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Re: 10 Profitable Agricultural Business That You Can Start With Less Capital by ultrazone(m): 5:04am On Mar 21, 2017
Re: 10 Profitable Agricultural Business That You Can Start With Less Capital by nneomac89: 8:38pm On Mar 23, 2017
Palm oil business is also a gold mine in the agro sector. The ROI is like blood money. Also it has very low or no risk.
Re: 10 Profitable Agricultural Business That You Can Start With Less Capital by nassipickin(m): 4:20pm On Jun 04, 2017
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Re: 10 Profitable Agricultural Business That You Can Start With Less Capital by leonardo08(m): 10:11pm On Jun 04, 2017
could you enlighten me about the business?
nneomac89:
Palm oil business is also a gold mine in the agro sector. The ROI is like blood money. Also it has very low or no risk.
Re: 10 Profitable Agricultural Business That You Can Start With Less Capital by tectonotimes: 6:27am On Jun 07, 2017
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Re: 10 Profitable Agricultural Business That You Can Start With Less Capital by holyia(m): 9:41am On Sep 12, 2017
Not on whatsapp but like your post on agric biz samueladeniyi502@yahoo.com
Re: 10 Profitable Agricultural Business That You Can Start With Less Capital by hoyze24: 2:57pm On Sep 12, 2017
You can also be involved in marketing of produce either directly or indirectly. Do the dirty job or invest. Either way, your make more money.
Re: 10 Profitable Agricultural Business That You Can Start With Less Capital by Penielly: 11:55am On Aug 18, 2022
nneomac89:
Palm oil business is also a gold mine in the agro sector. The ROI is like blood money. Also it has very low or no risk.
. Please I really need an idea on this

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