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| Pig Farming in Kenya – Is it Viable?
This article deals analyzes pig farming in Kenya and it's viability as a business venture. Pig farming is one of the alternatives for entrepreneurs whowould like to invest in the agricultural sector in Kenya. There are however concernsamong potential investors on the viability of this business venture. Thisarticle is going to explore that subject in detail. ProfitabilityPig farming in Kenya is a profitable business venture. Theprofits are handsome compared to other farming businesses. For instance, youcan buy a piglet at Ksh. 3,000 and after six months the same pig is worth Ksh.25,000 to Ksh. 40,[url=http://www.isabelmarantsneakersbootss.com/]isabel marant sneakers sale[/url],000. Even if you subtract the costs of operations, you stillhave a handsome return. If you have several pigs, you can earn yourself adecent lifestyle. Pigs mature very quickly. They take a period of six months tomature when they are properly fed. This fast maturation is useful when it comesto recouping business investments. Pig farming is a good business enterprise incase you want quick returns. MarketThere is a constant and steady demand for pig products suchas pork, sausages and bacon in the market.The market peaks during the tourist season because the big hotelsincrease their orders. However there is still enough demand in the off peakseason to warrant an investment in this business.Cost of operationsPigs are relatively cheap to rear. They do not require toomuch equipment to be set up. What you need to have is proper housing and feeds.Pigs can be kept in limited spaces. You only need a small piece of land to setup the business. This is good news for those who live in urban and semi-urbanareas. Pigs are not fussy eaters. You can feed them with leftovers from thekitchen and supplement that with other feeds. Commercial feeds are alsoavailable at affordable prices. Competition You don’t have to worry about competition in this business.Few farmers in Kenya are rearing pigs seriously. Those who have pigs now areusing them as supplementary income sources. If you set up a professional pigfarm, you will not have much competition.ChallengesSome of the challenges involved with this business arecultural and religious perceptions among some people in Kenya. There arecommunities and religious groups that consider pigs to be unclean animal andthey shun the rearing of these animals. Fortunately those who hold such viewsare a minority and they cannot pose a problem to your business. ConclusionGiven the above scenario, it is clear that pig farming is aviable agricultural business in Kenya. If your passion is in farming then this is thebest alternative for you. |
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