In the past decade, food prices have skyrocketed to an all-time high; in 2010-2011 alone, rising food prices pushed nearly 70 million people into extreme poverty.

Think about it, hundreds of millions of our fellow human beings don’t get enough to eat especially in Africa our beloved continent, many of our graduates are without jobs.

Meanwhile, solutions exist. Does that make you unhappy? Then, let’s unite against hunger by investing in food production.

Food and farming are foundational to a healthy nation. Nigeria has a good climate for farming and large areas of farmland, yet it has a problem with food security. Globally, farmers are said to be kings because they make food available for the society. Food, as we know, is a basic need that man can never do without. Therefore, there’s always a steady flow of money to serious farmers. As scourge of hunger and poverty continues to ravage millions of our people, investing in agriculture is an invariable avenue to produce enough food and ensure food security in the country.

Livestock farming may not appear as classy as manufacturing or being in the financial services sector, but it holds a lot of promise. Many Nigerians moving to the urban areas in search of white-collar jobs would make money if they join the little group of wise Nigerians invest in agriculture in their localities. Opportunities in animal farming are enormous and it’s a profitable business ventures, but amongst them, grasscutter farming seems to be the cheapest to invest in. the reason for this is that in grasscutter farming  you don’t need to buy feeds, like in fish, pig, and poultry farming.

With N55,000 one can start grasscutter farming. This enables the beginner to purchase a family of grasscutter comprising one male and four females referred to as a colony. A colony is sold for between N40,000 and N45,000 depending on the age, weight and species. They can be reared in cages which cost N10,000.The cages can be kept in the house, under staircase or within a kitchen space if there is no money to rent or buy a land for the business in the beginning.  At JOVANA FARMS we are helping the low income earners build and protect their livestock-based assets so that these, not poverty, are passed on to the next generation.

The good news is that one female grasscutter can produce six to nine babies at a go, four females means at least seven babies each. This gives up to 28-babies and the females can make babies twice a year. Demand is always coming from top class hotels, beer palours, restaurants and new farmers. To further assure potential farmers, that raising grasscutter, antelope, peacock, snail, rabbit and mushroom is profitable business in Nigeria.  Grasscutter is in high demand due to its good taste, high protein content, medicinal characteristics and its appeal at various relaxation joints; more interestingly, parties’ only special guest enjoyed this because of the high price, thus the market potential is great.

Nigerians should look inwards to free themselves from poverty, unemployment and hunger instead of the continuous search for the elusive white collar jobs and government contracts. Attend our nationwide seminars nearest to you and know more opportunities in livestock farming.