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CAPITALBEE:
Well done Jidestroud! Thank you for sharing this...

God will continue to bless the work of your hands! 🙏🏻

Aseeeeee Olodumare!!!

damble:
Please, don't ignore my question boss

Quite a difficult question to answer. Nothing is certain in Nigeria of today. The best of businesses are crumbling left, right, centre etc. The Agriculture sector (or any of its subsectors) is one of the most Hit in this period. Na only God fit determine the risk value.
Take for example, I started this year buying a bag of feed for my birds at N9,800. As I type this, I am currently buying same bag for N28,900. Now tell me, how do I write a feasibility plan with such?... . Thank God say na my money I use. If I had taken a loan, what would have been my faith by now?

Nevertheless, I will try as much as possible to answer you. Factors I usually consider before venturing into any of my projects is; My availability for the project. Trust me, proxy farming always ends up bad. Ask yourself, how much time do I have on my hands?

The second is, basic knowledge of what I intend going into.lol. Funny to say, I am first of all, a System Network Engineer (hard to believe right? . First Degree in Computer Engineering & Second degree in System Engineering) but my passion for agriculture has transformed me into ME of today. But my brother, I deeeey reeeeeeeeead. I still put in hours of research & study into anything I intend going into, be it vegetables or livestock farming. Farm practices always keep evolving, I don't intend to be left out on it. Just have basic knowledge before chosing what to go into.

Thirdly, captial at your disposal!! Money answers all things ooooo my brother. Na money dey make project sweet oooo!!! Ideas full everybody head, na money be the koko. Money dey even reduce risk value I tell you. Your available capital is a big factor

Fourthly, I always look at my market target. What's the point of producing if It doesn't translate to cash in my account?
Eg. I chose pigs here because of the environment I found myself, badagry people (Egun), Ipokia, Ado, Lusada, Igbesa, Idanyin, etc are pork loving people. You literally can't host a party here without killing a pig. Lol... Now your market well & what sells faster & better there.

Lastly, let me reiterate this; Pray without season. You no fit farm without believing in something ooooo!!! Rain no fall, u go pray, rain fall to much, na prayer, chicken sick, u go fight am with prayers... Even crops, you ask God for a bountiful harvest....God is essential in all aspects of a farmers life Biko. I can't over stress this point.

IAmHim1:
Lovely advice
But then I ask, why you buying feed for your birds when you can research what your bird eats and plant it ..could even be a weed self ...
Hence minimizing cost

I've seen people buying chicken/ poultry feed and I'm like...HELLO!

BEFORE THE POULTRY FEED COMPANY CANE INTO EXISTENCE, CHICKEN WERE LITERALLY EATING SOMETHING AND THEY WERE GROWING healthy!!!

what's that thing chicken were eating...can it be grown on a farm?

BINGO...a blueprint to an endless supply of meat on the fly

You're a system engineer. Lolzzz. Cool.

With your degree you could relocate.
Don't tell me 'sincere passion for farming' is what's keeping you back in Nigeria

@ bolded, and why not?

People like you actually think Nigeria is that bad?

Insightful.

jidestroud:
Quite a difficult question to answer. Nothing is certain in Nigeria of today. The best of businesses are crumbling left, right, centre etc. The Agriculture sector (or any of its subsectors) is one of the most Hit in this period. Na only God fit determine the risk value.
Take for example, I started this year buying a bag of feed for my birds at N9,800. As I type this, I am currently buying same bag for N28,900. Now tell me, how do I write a feasibility plan with such?... . Thank God say na my money I use. If I had taken a loan, what would have been my faith by now?

Nevertheless, I will try as much as possible to answer you. Factors I usually consider before venturing into any of my projects is; My availability for the project. Trust me, proxy farming always ends up bad. Ask yourself, how much time do I have on my hands?

The second is, basic knowledge of what I intend going into.lol. Funny to say, I am first of all, a System Network Engineer (hard to believe right? . First Degree in Computer Engineering & Second degree in System Engineering) but my passion for agriculture has transformed me into ME of today. But my brother, I deeeey reeeeeeeeead. I still put in hours of research & study into anything I intend going into, be it vegetables or livestock farming. Farm practices always keep evolving, I don't intend to be left out on it. Just have basic knowledge before chosing what to go into.

Thirdly, captial at your disposal!! Money answers all things ooooo my brother. Na money dey make project sweet oooo!!! Ideas full everybody head, na money be the koko. Money dey even reduce risk value I tell you. Your available capital is a big factor

Fourthly, I always look at my market target. What's the point of producing if It doesn't translate to cash in my account?
Eg. I chose pigs here because of the environment I found myself, badagry people (Egun), Ipokia, Ado, Lusada, Igbesa, Idanyin, etc are pork loving people. You literally can't host a party here without killing a pig. Lol... Now your market well & what sells faster & better there.

Lastly, let me reiterate this; Pray without season. You no fit farm without believing in something ooooo!!! Rain no fall, u go pray, rain fall to much, na prayer, chicken sick, u go fight am with prayers... Even crops, you ask God for a bountiful harvest....God is essential in all aspects of a farmers life Biko. I can't over stress this point.

jidestroud:
Quite a difficult question to answer. Nothing is certain in Nigeria of today. The best of businesses are crumbling left, right, centre etc. The Agriculture sector (or any of its subsectors) is one of the most Hit in this period. Na only God fit determine the risk value.
Take for example, I started this year buying a bag of feed for my birds at N9,800. As I type this, I am currently buying same bag for N28,900. Now tell me, how do I write a feasibility plan with such?... . Thank God say na my money I use. If I had taken a loan, what would have been my faith by now?

Nevertheless, I will try as much as possible to answer you. Factors I usually consider before venturing into any of my projects is; My availability for the project. Trust me, proxy farming always ends up bad. Ask yourself, how much time do I have on my hands?

The second is, basic knowledge of what I intend going into.lol. Funny to say, I am first of all, a System Network Engineer (hard to believe right? . First Degree in Computer Engineering & Second degree in System Engineering) but my passion for agriculture has transformed me into ME of today. But my brother, I deeeey reeeeeeeeead. I still put in hours of research & study into anything I intend going into, be it vegetables or livestock farming. Farm practices always keep evolving, I don't intend to be left out on it. Just have basic knowledge before chosing what to go into.

Thirdly, captial at your disposal!! Money answers all things ooooo my brother. Na money dey make project sweet oooo!!! Ideas full everybody head, na money be the koko. Money dey even reduce risk value I tell you. Your available capital is a big factor

Fourthly, I always look at my market target. What's the point of producing if It doesn't translate to cash in my account?
Eg. I chose pigs here because of the environment I found myself, badagry people (Egun), Ipokia, Ado, Lusada, Igbesa, Idanyin, etc are pork loving people. You literally can't host a party here without killing a pig. Lol... Now your market well & what sells faster & better there.

Lastly, let me reiterate this; Pray without season. You no fit farm without believing in something ooooo!!! Rain no fall, u go pray, rain fall to much, na prayer, chicken sick, u go fight am with prayers... Even crops, you ask God for a bountiful harvest....God is essential in all aspects of a farmers life Biko. I can't over stress this point.

Appreciate bro for taking your time to explain things to me...

A kilo of live weight pig to be sold now goes for N2,500 kwa? Interesting times ahead.

Meet Dorothy...

Very friendly.

lol. una wan sew her christmas cloth?

Kehfie:
lol. una wan sew her christmas cloth?

Lol

If only she has an idea.... .

Pls just a quick one..how much is a bag of pkc now..
Also because I am not much around, can I feed my pigs with only pkc.? If not what else can I buy to add.
I mean already made feed in bags only. For easy purchase.
Thanks

Can I call you on phone I need just few question to answer.thanks

LORETA:
Pls just a quick one..how much is a bag of pkc now..
Also because I am not much around, can I feed my pigs with only pkc.? If not what else can I buy to add.
I mean already made feed in bags only. For easy purchase.
Thanks

Can I call you on phone I need just few question to answer.thanks

@ presently, a bag of PKC over here is N6,000 (50kg)

PKC alone won't give you good results. The idea for me on my pig farm is to achieve 75/80kg in 5 months.

Okay ..so What can I buy to add to the pkc , something easily accessible to purchase without hustle?

jidestroud:
@ presently, a bag of PKC over here is N6,000 (50kg)

PKC alone won't give you good results. The idea for me on my pig farm is to achieve 75/80kg in 5 months.

Is it the local PKC or the industrial one?

IamAsiri:
Is it the local PKC or the industrial one?

Yes, it's the industrial one.

jidestroud:
Yes, it's the industrial one.

Thanks.

IamAsiri:
Thanks.

You're welcome & wishing you a happy new year in advance.

God Blessings

jidestroud:
Meet Dorothy...

Very friendly.

Hi! Isn't your wet floor liable to give your pigs pneumonia?

LORETA:
Okay ..so What can I buy to add to the pkc , something easily accessible to purchase without hustle?

waiting and hoping to learn from the answer to this!

bennito:
waiting and hoping to learn from the answer to this!

HAPPY NEW YEAR SIR.
please we need a candid answer to this, for who might not be staying where our farms are located.ie.other state

LORETA:
HAPPY NEW YEAR SIR.
please we need a candid answer to this, for who might not be staying where our farms are located.ie.other state

Same here,

Well, it all depends on what I hope to achieve. On my farm, this is what I feed my pigs with; PKC, Nestle Spent grains, and I do add Pig Concentrate to it (depending on the age of the pigs: weaners, growers or finisher concentrate).
From time to time, I do give them cut plantain leaves & stems (I do have that in excess). Cassava peels is something I do get here in excess too, so I go give them after drying or fermenting it. And last, I do mix chicken feeds with their feeds occasionally, give them pelleted wheat barn or soya beans chaff and when I get Nestle golden morn waste, we eat it together.

Interesting thread. Very useful info.

Thank you so much about this info.
How can one purchase the Nestle spent grain/ Neatle golden more paste.
Are there distributor we buy from or you book directly .
Which state can it be purchased from?

Thanks for the enlightenment on this topic

quote author=jidestroud post=133561012]
Same here,

Well, it all depends on what I hope to achieve. On my farm, this is what I feed my pigs with; PKC, Nestle Spent grains, and I do add Pig Concentrate to it (depending on the age of the pigs: weaners, growers or finisher concentrate).
From time to time, I do give them cut plantain leaves & stems (I do have that in excess). Cassava peels is something I do get here in excess too, so I go give them after drying or fermenting it. And last, I do mix chicken feeds with their feeds occasionally, give them pelleted wheat barn or soya beans chaff and when I get Nestle golden morn waste, we eat it together.[/quote]

Any pig farmer with a Duroc for sale?

For breeding purposes preferably.

jidestroud:
Any pig farmer with a Duroc for sale?

For breeding purposes preferably.

Where are you located? I have a seller in Sagamu

depopson:
Where are you located? I have a seller in Sagamu

Thanks for the response. Distance isn't an issue so long you have what I am looking for.

Once again, I am looking forward to getting a pure breed Duroc for breeding purposes. Any seller within Lagos ?

Still in search. Do send a mail if you have a Duroc to sell.

Good news

I will be going to check a Duroc out on a farm in Avia and possibly buy. More updates later.

Well done sir, pls can you run through your medication routine for the pigs say from weaners and in pig. Also have you tried imo pen before and what's your opinion on it. Sorry for too.many question 😊

Op welldone for the information.

This is 2026. Can you update us on the cost of feeds for pig?
Is it cheaper now than then?

Does one need to owe a plot of land before starting piggery?
What are the major challenges in pig farming?