Goat Farming in Nigeria For Easy Money

Due to its good economic prospects, goat rearing under the intensive and semi-intensive system for commercial production is gaining momentum over the past couple of years. The business has a good return. In addition, the emerging favorable market conditions and easy accessibility to improved goat technologies are also catching the attention of entrepreneurs.

Goat farming in Nigeria is very popular and common. The agriculture sector of Nigeria greatly contributing the total national income and economic growth.

And domestic or commercial goat farming playing an important role in the overall economic system of this country.

Commercial goat farming is very popular in northern part of Nigeria than southern part. Goat meat is very popular throughout the country and has a great demand in the local restaurants, hotels and the head sells like hot cake in catteries.

Due to high demand of goat meat and other products, there is a great opportunities of establishing commercial goat farming business in Nigeria.

Benefits of Goat Farming in Nigeria

• The weather and climate of Nigeria is very suitable for goat farming.
• Goat produces high quality meat and milk for human consumption. And goat products has a great demand in Nigeria.
• People of any profession can establish goat farming business with their current job. Because, goat farming doesn’t require much labor.
• Initial investment for starting goat farming in Nigeria is very less.
• Housing, feeding, caring and other management costs are less in goats.
• Goat farming in Nigeria can be a great source for earning extra income from foreign countries.
• Goat produce meat, milk, skin, fiber, manure etc. and none of those is a waste. Every products are marketable.
• Goat farming is a great source of self employment for the unemployed educated people and housewives of Nigeria.
• You can easily raise 8-10 goats with the same place or feed needed for a cow.
• Goat farming is very easy and simple. Even the care and management process can be done by the children and housewives.
• Goat manure is a great organic fertilizer which directly helps to increase the crop production.
• Commercial goat farming in Nigeria can help to eradicate poverty form Nigeria.
• Commercial goat farming has a great return of investment ratio (ROI). That means you will get good returns of your total capital or investment within a year or two. Good profit starts from second year of starting goat farming in Nigeria.