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PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL SKILLS AMONG YOUTHS

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December/New Year Bonanza! 40% discount for all our services! Contact us @ Nnachet Farms for training, farm establishment and consultancy with regards to; •Catfish Hatchery Business •Fish farming •Fish  feed production •Snail farming and marketing Also we have manuals and videos to help you learn effectively. Check some of them out below. Distance is not a barrier at all as we do online trainings and consultation services. Contact us via; +2348127703618 nnachetfarms@gmail.com Please hit the SHARE button and help our youths take hold of this wonderful opportunity...

Fish and Snail Farming: Promotion and Advertisement Strategy for Products and Services

by Chigbogu, Nnachetam Reginald  Some of the strategies which can be used to create awareness and promote your products and services include; •       Word of Mouth/Direct contact with people and farmers •       Radio advert •       Fliers broadcast •       Distribution of complementary card •       Blog/website broadcast •       Selling fingerlings/juveniles at a more subsidized price. •       Early delivery •       Door step delivery (when required) •       Low price of training, consultancy and farm establishment •       Affiliate Marketing – Other people would sell your products or bring customers to you in return for a certain commission/percentage   Videos – You can produce short videos ...

Snail Farming: Selecting Breeding Stocks

by Chigbogu, Nnachetam Reginald Farmers should preferably start towards the onset of the rainy season as that is the actual time snails normally start breeding. Sexually matured snails are highly recommended, which should be weighing at least 100 – 130g, as initial breeding stocks. There are two major methods of obtaining snails for breeding, they include: Hand picking and Buying Hand Picking Farmers may choose to obtain snails from the wild/forest. Snails can be collected in a relatively undisturbed forest area on days following rains. Snails can also be picked by clearing a portion in the bush and cutting various ripe fruits and scattering them in the cleared portion. This is done towards evening. Snails are good at perceiving smell and will locate the fruit. The farmer is to come back at night, at about 8 - 9pm and pick the snails. This is to be repeated until the desired quantity of snail is obtained. Buying Farmers can equally obtain snails f...

QUALITY AND HIGH BREED CATFISH FINGERLINGS FOR SALE @ NNACHET FARMS

We have quality catfish fingerlings for sale, including; •catfish shooters/shoot-outs [potential broodstocks]• Distance is never a barrier, as we deliver at any location within the country and at your door step Contact us on: +2348127703618/ nnachetfarms@gmail.com

THREE MAJOR EDIBLE SNAIL SPECIES OF AFRICAN ORIGIN

by Chigbogu, Nnachetam The two most popular edible snails in West Africa are the giant snail, Achatina achatina , and the big black, Archachatina marginata . Most studies on snails in West Africa have concentrated on these two species and on the garden snail, Achatina fulica . In Ghana Achatina achatina is considered the most prized species for eating, followed by Archachatina marginata and then Achatina fulica . Other edible species exist, but they are of minor, local importance. Achatina achatina Common name: giant snail, tiger snail (Ghana)\ Description: Achatina achatina can be considered a good candidate for snail farming in most areas of West Africa, although it requires higher humidity than the other two species and needs a longer growing time to reach sexual maturity. They are reputedly the largest land snails in the world. Although usually much smaller, they can grow up to 30 cm in body length and 25 cm in shell height. Average adult shell length is 18cm, ...