In this weeks edition of looking
inwards, we are going to look at
grass cutter farming as a means of
livelyhood.
The rising unemployment rate in
Nigeria can be curtailed if
unemployed Nigerians are willing
to go back to farming, which was
the country’s mainstay prior to
discovery of oil in 1956 at Oloibiri,
Bayelsa State. With more Nigerians
becoming unemployed and a few
with steady employment, many can
earn income with little investment
into Grasscutter farming with a
small or big space provided in
their home.
The Managing Consultant /CEO,
JOVANA FARMS, Prince Arinze
Onebunne, advised government to
create an enabling environment for
job seekers to venture into
grasscutter business that requires
little capital, as this is one of the
solutions to unemployment in
Nigeria, since government cannot
provide all the jobs needed to
serve Nigerians. “This would help
our unemployed graduates
roaming the streets in search of
scarce white-collar jobs. It’s
regretable that these youths don’t
know they could make millions
through animal farming”.
Speaking more on his years of
experience and skill development
in animal farming especially
grasscutter, he says he can identify
the right species, right wards, and
group them according to their
species and compile their data.
Interestingly, he said, going into
grasscutter farming does not
require millions of naira since one
can start with N50,000, or more
depending on the scale you want to
start with.”
Also known as ‘bush meat’,
grasscutter is the second biggest
wild rodent after the porcupine in
Africa. According to Anebunne,
“about 80,000 tons of grasscutter
meat is consumed annually, but
only 0.2 % is provided by
domesticated grasscutters. Its meat
is highly favoured and preferred in
West Africa due to its high
protein, low fat and cholesterol
content”.

https://amplifiedgist./2015/11/11/looking-inwards-grasscutter-farming/