ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SNAIL FARMING
by Chigbogu, Nnachetam Reginald Advantages of Snails Farming I. Environment Snails are environment-friendly, because, snails’ droppings or the snails themselves do not have offensive odour like animals as pigs, poultry, etc. Droppings from the snails serve as manure which improves the organic content of the soil. Also, snails are small organisms and require limited space, therefore, they can be reared at the backyard. II. Input Snail farming has been proved to be a lucrative farming venture presently, as it requires far less capital investment when compared to other animal farms, while much profit is being generated in a considerable short period. Other inputs in snail farming such as, labour, financial and technical inputs are relatively low compared to other types of animal farming (fish, poultry, pigs, goats, sheep, and cattle). III. Risk The overall risk encountered in snail farming is generally low compared to other livestock farming. This is because snail dise...
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