Is Pig Farming Business Profitable in Kenya
If you’re thinking about starting a pig farming business, you certainly have a lot of concerns. Is the market ready? How much money is needed to launch a small business?
What is the year-over-year performance of the Kenyan industry? You don’t need to search any farther because this essay, albeit succinctly, has addressed every query.
1. How is the industry doing right now?
Since 2010, the pig market has outperformed other noteworthy markets, such as real estate and poultry farming. Nonetheless, it appears that the sector steadied in 2014 and 2015, even though demand still clearly exceeds supply at the moment.
For those that are willing to put in extra effort, there are fantastic prospects in marketing, value addition, innovation, and maintaining premium breeds at the ideal moment.
2. What prerequisites are necessary?
For the purpose of building some sheds and a shop for your farm, you will need at least 40 feet by 60 feet of land. Verify if there is a sufficient quantity of water and that the land is situated in a peaceful area. The availability of a strong transportation infrastructure is another crucial aspect to take into account.
3. In what way can I begin? (Optimal Spending: Ksh 150,000)
Once you have a plot of land and a few well-built shelters, the next crucial step is to purchase two or more pregnant sows. At the current market pricing, each sow is valued at approximately Ksh.50,000, thus you will need Ksh.100,000 merely to buy the animals.
You’ll also need Ksh.50,000 more to cover other expenses like transportation and food. Your sows will yield approximately 11 piglets apiece in the next few months, bringing the total number of pigs in your community to 24.
After that, you’ll need to wait another seven months or so for the piglets to grow up and become marketable. The Landrace, Yorkshire, and Duroc breeds are the most popular ones on the market.
4. Is Training Available?
Indeed, The best ways to raise pigs are taught to farmers by a number of organizations and institutions. For more expert guidance on raising and marketing pigs, you might want to get in touch with the Department of Livestock, which is situated on the seventh level of Hill Plaza.
Additionally, Farmer’s Choice, one of the nation’s commercial pig producers, offers free educational resources on this subject.
5. How Do Pigs Get Fed?
The best feed for pigs is rice bran, which costs Ksh. 450 for 70 kg at Mwea Rice Fields (Kirinyaga County) or Ksh. 1,600 in Nairobi. Combine the bran with the mineral supplements, molasses, pollard, and maize germ.
Additionally available is cabbage, which runs between Ksh. 100 and Ksh. 150 per bag at your neighborhood Wakulima market. Pigs receive clean drinking water and food once a day.
6. Is a Market Existing?
There is a market, indeed. Indeed, there have been instances where modern farmers have said that “demand currently exceeds supply.”
You have the option to sell your piglets to other farmers for Ksh.5,000 apiece. As an alternative, you can charge beginning farmers Ksh.50,000 for pregnant sows.
That’s not all, though; Kenya also has these other pig markets. An average 60 kg carcass after slaughter sells for Ksh. 13,800. A 70KG one, meanwhile, costs Ksh. 16,100.
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Is Pig Farming Business Profitable in Kenya
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