Agribusiness Ventures

This section of the website is dedicated to exploring agribusiness opportunities. The initial thrust is livestock agribusiness. This will provide insights into various livestock agribusinesses, and how to manage a desired livestock business. Posts on other sectors of agriculture, especially integrated options with crops, agroforestry, and fisheries will be posted in the future. Every potential investor should consider that, like every business, agribusiness has planning, development, implementation/growth, maturing and profit yielding phases.

Entrepreneurs are encouraged to acquire basic knowledge of the specific livestock species production practices and work with the relevant livestock experts for advice when considering a particular livestock business opportunity. For instance, gain some knowledge of poultry production and work with poultry production experts before starting a poultry enterprise. Likewise gain the knowledge of goat production and consult with experts in sheep and goat production before starting a goat/sheep project.

Disclaimer: The materials provided on this website are not business plans and does not guarantee that a particular venture will succeed. A lot goes into starting any business, including agribusiness. I urge potential entrepreneurs to conduct due diligence of both technical and human elements of starting a livestock business.

1. Perspectives on Raising Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria.

This post explores the issues around agricultural development in Nigeria and what well-meaning Nigerians can do to support this effort. It identifies the challenges of agricultural development in the country and draws lessons from what other countries have done in addressing these challenges. The blog also offers practical suggestions to individuals and the public private sectors on how they can intervene and contribute to improved agricultural productivity in Nigeria. Future posts will expand on these perspectives. Click on the link below to learn more.