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 Agriculture › Re: Practical Broiler Production, A Step By Step Tutorial With Pictures 150 birds by BELEXYFARMS(m): 11:04pm On Jun 19, 2015 |
Nice... Following this thread bumper to bumper. |
| Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by BELEXYFARMS(m): 10:52pm On Jun 16, 2015 |
infotainment:Hello sir, plz where is this farm located? I am highly interested in the 'all male tilapia' |
| Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by BELEXYFARMS(m): 4:37pm On Jun 12, 2015 |
JuveFarms:Its not about making mistakes and running. Its about not making costly mistakes that can ruin a person's life totally. We need to take risks in business but those risks should be calculated risks. If a man puts in all his life savings into fish farming and he loses it all bcoz of his lack of experience or maybe the person he got to manage the farm for him doesnt put in his best then u knw how d story will end. Why i always say people should start small is bcoz it gives them a feel of the business. It will help them decide if dey wanna continue in it and expand or not. It will help them to tackle problems that will arise before it becomes full blown. There are too many fairy tales abt profit making in fish farming on d internet. Let dem face reality on a small scale and see if dey can cope wt it or not. I still say it, fish farming is not 'money spinning' . It takes alot of hard work, dedication, perseverance and patience before it becomes money spinning. And as u rightly said, it needs to be done properly. A lot of people will come to this thread and read it frm page 1 to the end and then they want to stock 5000 fishes as a newbie bcoz they can make 2.5million naira from it. They are just concerned abt the 2.5M... All dey can see when they see their fishes is money swimming in d water. At the end of the day, they will most likely lose alot of money and dey wont av money to even start afresh on a smaller scale. Its always better to start small and then expand. Even if d person will employ a consultant, its still good to be knowledgeable about your business especially when investing ur savings on a business dats new to u. #this is just my opinion. We are all bound to differ in our views. 8 Likes 2 Shares |
| Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by BELEXYFARMS(m): 4:17pm On Jun 12, 2015 |
WhoBeThisMan:Very durable. Use wood that can last. |
| Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by BELEXYFARMS(m): 2:29pm On Jun 12, 2015 |
jaz:Depending on the type of wood used, ur location and the carpenter doing the job, it will cost you between 70K to over 120K for a 1000 capacity pond |
| Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by BELEXYFARMS(m): 2:43pm On Jun 11, 2015 |
jaz:Cant really give a cost estimate for concrete or earthen ponds bcoz i dont use them. I make use of wooden tarpaulin ponds. |
| Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by BELEXYFARMS(m): 2:36pm On Jun 11, 2015 |
WhoBeThisMan:Not really.... got back my cost of production only. Just dat i luv agric generally and i av a soft spot for fish farming, if not i wud av abandoned it after my first attempt. Fish farming is not money spinning oh. Its a business and a business needs to grow. Our points of view will differ, but i wont advice u do the 8000 u want to start with. U are just coming to a new location and setting. Test the waters first wt ur feet and if its nice and warm, u can take a dive. 4 Likes |
| Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by BELEXYFARMS(m): 2:02pm On Jun 11, 2015 |
WhoBeThisMan:It wasnt really to difficult for me bcoz there are two major markets near me. Just like 10 minutes drive frm my farm. Im more or less in d middle of two towns. The price was not encouraging dat period. I did not av options of buyers and i did not knw pple. As at now, i dont even sell my fish to any body in those two markets.... I av alot of options now. |
| Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by BELEXYFARMS(m): 1:57pm On Jun 11, 2015 |
WhoBeThisMan:Same thing still applies bro. U need to build a customer base for ur smoked fish. U av to publicise and market. N. B. There are alot of fish farmers in ikorodu. They can link u up wt buyers. When ur fish is ready for sale u can contact me too. What is ur target weight bro? Or is it melange u are doing? |
| Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by BELEXYFARMS(m): 1:53pm On Jun 11, 2015 |
jaz:It all depends on the sellers in ur area or around u. If d pple in d locality are not that well to do, dey will go to the market and demand for medium sized fishes frm d market women. This in turn affects the sizes of what d market women will buy frm the farmer. Thats why its good to start small and see how things are before u plunge right in. I have some buyers dat will not take any fish less dan 2.5kg in size. She even prefers 3kg and above. Thats d sizes dat her own customers buy frm her. There are some buyers dat want 600g and above fishes bcoz dats d kinda customers dat patronise her. So it all depends on the market around u and d market women who will come. Ur product should target the market. Its d same thing selling to pepper soup joints and restaurants. They all av d particular size of fish their customers like and dats what dey will buy frm u. You can also get market women who will buy all d sizes dat u av but u cant sell dem at d same rate to dem or u reduce d price and sell at 'no sorting' rate |
| Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by BELEXYFARMS(m): 1:32pm On Jun 11, 2015 |
WhoBeThisMan:It is NOT easy at all... You need to gradually build your customer base. Sometimes the fishes will stay on d farm beyond the time u av stipulated for harvesting and d farmer will now panick and sell at a give away price. Happens a lot to newbies. Start doing ur market survey now. Walk around ur area and check for major markets and see if there are catfish sellers there. If u av lots of peppersoup joints around u, start telling dem dat in a few months time u will av catfish for sale. By the way, where is ur location? It would be nice if u can hook up wt other farmers around u. They will share the contacts of buyers wt u if dey are nice guys. |
| Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by BELEXYFARMS(m): 10:23pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
pharmsy:At the moment, no i dnt av but i will store ur contact and do business wt u soon. |
| Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by BELEXYFARMS(m): 10:18pm On Jun 10, 2015*. Modified: 10:50pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
GarbaNigLtd:[/color] SCAMMER, YOU HAVE COME TO THIS THREAD NOW ABI? ANY TIME I SEE YOUR POST AND THE PIX OF YOUR FISH FEED, IT SMELLS OF A BIG SCAM AND I WONDER WHY OTHERS CANNOT PERCEIVE THE SMELL OF SCAM OOZING FROM YOUR POST. I HOPE FARMERS HERE WILL BE VERY CAREFUL . THIS IS A VERY BIG SCAM MY FELLOW FARMERS, PLZ DO NOT FALL VICTIM. [color=#990000] 1 Like |
| Agriculture › Re: Snail Farming Thread -- Let's Make It Work by BELEXYFARMS(m): 11:18pm On Jun 09, 2015 |
momasenny:How many snails do u av in those tyres? They look a little crowded or what do u think? |
| Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by BELEXYFARMS(m): 11:07pm On Jun 09, 2015 |
mercylicious:Theres no way u will not av some mortalities in ur pond frm time to time; its 'normal'. If d other fishes are looking okay, then its nothing to worry about. |
| Agriculture › Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by BELEXYFARMS(m): 11:05pm On Jun 09, 2015 |
pharmsy:Are u a fish agent and a regular buyer of melange sir, or is this a one time purchase? |
| Agriculture › Re: Need Table Egg In Large Quantity by BELEXYFARMS(m): 10:56am On Jun 09, 2015 |
Enaxfarm:Do u av a farm? And wheres the location. I will like to get some turkeys and snails for rearing. |
