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‘Nigeria can reduce importation of
frozen meats through animal farming’
on june 14, 2014 at 12:16 am in business
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By MOSES NOSIKE
Presently, Nigerian non-oil exports are still significantly
below potential. The gradual decline over the last 49
years is saddening especially when we look at past
data for example in 1961. We supplied 43 percent of
the global shelled groundnuts; today it is almost zero
percent. US, Asia and Argentina now have universal
dominance of the groundnut market.
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Also, in 1961, we exported 19 percent of the world’s
cocoa but have been rapidly overtaken by Ivory Coast
and Palm oil and Shea-butter is another great
example. Nigeria produces one of the purest forms in
the world, and yet we are an irrelevant, almost non-
existent, exporter in the global market. This is sad
given the fact that any nation that imports virtually
everything will not survive in the long run.
According to Animal Farm Consultant and Managing
Director, Jovana Farms, Prince Arinze Onebunne, the
business of producing, processing, exporting,
transporting, financing and servicing grasscutter
product should give employment to many people.
He said, rearing of grasscutter for local consumption
will decrease importation of frozen meat, chicken, fish
and turkey into the country and producing grasscutter
for export will greatly enhance the economic potential.
It will firm up the naira, improve the GDP, reduce
inflation and create more jobs for Nigerians. In
addition, he said, grasscutter is free from cultural and
religious taboos. This makes it to be a universal
favourite.
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in a
recent study observed that millions of people are
starving everyday and this affords the investor the
opportunity of raising grasscutter for international
trade. Grasscutter meat can be exported and used in
many forms, sold in top class international hotels and
used to prepare different delicacies such as barbecue,
canned meat, sausages, meat pies, pepper-soup, suya
etc.
“The demand for grasscutter meat is very high within
the international market like Italy, Germany, Canada,
the UK, France, the USA, especially where you have
large concentration of Africans, black people. Many
people now prefer grasscutter meat because it is white
and healthier than cow meat which is red”.
“The business of grasscutter farming in Nigeria is
growing at a feverish pace attracting farmers who are
considering it either as a complimentary business,or as
a main and sustainable revenue stream”.Onebunne
said, a robust and thriving grasscutter meat industry
would add value to the economy. It would not only
offer opportunities for major investors to start and
grow large meat processing companies for export
thereby contributing to employment creation and
foreign exchange, but it also will open avenues for the
lucrative trade in smoked and dried meat export.
What is more, the industry would transform the
fortunes of many small producers and leverage assets
for the poor. Others, who would benefit from the
spinoff in the value chain, are the manufacturers of
animal feeds, distributors, stockists, butcheries,
restaurants etc.
At Jovana Farms we have for sale fast growing species
of grasscutter for intending farmers.
You can get started, without the costly items the so-
called experts say you should have. With N45,000-
N50,000 one can kick-off with one-male and four-
females depending on the age, weight and specie.
They can be reared in wooden cages which cost
N7,000 to N10,000, therefore with N60,000 one is
already in a profitable business.
Jovana Farms organizes nationwide sensitization
training seminars on the practical ways of making it
through small scale farming. Attend our nationwide
seminars nearest to you to know more opportunities in
grasscutter farming. Visit us at www.jovanafarm.co