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Freshwater pond fish culture: Fish cultured includes wild harvesting, intensive, semi-intensive culture. The type of water the animal thrive is either fresh or sea water. Intensive usually refers to pond culture. The pond culture depends on different systems like earthen, rice/fish culture, plastic pond, concrete, cage or block. Freshwater Pond Fish Technology Freshwater pond culture […]
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Today’s topic start catfish farm in Nigeria: Are you a retiree, new graduate, civil servant or business owner? An enterprise that requires moderate attention with high yield is catfish farming. It is relatively easy to establish and amount of funding depends on the size of farm. The business requires basic equipment, good stock, fresh water […]
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Types of Fishing: Interested in fishing there are many fishing techniques used by commercial fishermen and sports fishing. The method depends on the type of fish, ocean, river, lake or sea. It is important for aspiring fishermen to know the best gear and fishing technique. Here are a list of fishing gear and techniques. Types […]
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Sturgeon Caviar farming is challenging and capital intensive. It requires specialized equipment, licensing, certification and technical knowledge of the industry. Sturgeons have longevity, late-maturing and rugged. Traced over 280 million years this ancient fish have about 27 species of sturgeon. They have elongated features are large with scales – less smooth bodies. A special adaptation […]
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Post-Harvest Technology: Haven achieved a bountiful yield farmers need to invest in solid pot-harvest technology. Technology is needed to facilitate best practices in quality preservation, picking, storage, transportation. Other reasons for proper investment in the technology is loss prevention, food security, avoidance of contamination, increased shelf-life. Groundnut cultivation Why Invest in Post-Harvest Technology achieved a […]
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Strategic programme to boost Oil palm production in four countries A strategic programme to boost oil palm production in 4 countries is in the pipeline. Unveiled by Solidaridad network the programme is targeted at palm production, revenue generation. According to the company’s senior climatic specialist for Africa Dr. Samson Ogallah the key performance indicators of […]
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Chicken Egg Hatchery A good venture to consider is egg hatchery business. Farmers need regular supply of day-old chicks for meat or egg production. Purchase quality hatchery equipment, network with farmers. Use effective marketing strategy and discounts to attract patronage. Vegetable Farming Vegetable farming is labor intensive, moderately challenging. Vegetables are highly perishable therefore locate […]
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It is possible to start a low cost animal related business. The simple strategy is to scale down number of animals you keep. This will reduce cost of feeding, space, watering and medical costs. Here are 10 animal businesses with low startup 10 Animal Businesses with Low Startup 1. Free range chicken A low startup […]
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An integrated pack house intending to export needs to follow guidelines for export. This include standardization, quality testing, and traceability to meet international standards. Packhouse processing includes safely handling the raw materials, holding and pre-inspection. Premium is placed on food safety, hygiene, quality, traceability. Others are sorting the produce, grading them, weighing, washing and standardized […]
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A not so common fish culture in some Asian countries is Coastal Aquaculture. The culture is practiced in marine/brackish water to produce local marine species. The overlap of species that grow in brackishwater or marine species depends on the tolerant level of water salinity. However some species are adaptable to both type of environment have […]
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