Around December 2021, I had a client who I was helping with record-keeping. She’s a poultry farmer, and what I found striking about her operations is that she was renting her poultry houses. Initially, I thought renting a poultry farm was a terrible idea, but upon careful reflection, I realized there was more to this than meets the eye. So I urge you to keep reading and have an open mind while I discuss the merits and demerits of renting a poultry farm.
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Why Ghanaian Farmers Need To Put More Effort into Marketing
On the 3rd of May, 2021, someone posted on a Facebook group about the need for poultry farmers to form a unified front when it comes to setting egg prices. As good as his intentions may sound, Ghana operates a free market system, and therefore, entrepreneurs can set prices for their goods for as low or as high as they deem fit.
Need a Business Plan for Your Poultry Farm?
As a new poultry farmer, it is very crucial to prepare a business plan because, the business involves several complex financial obligations like feeding, veterinary visits, labour and possibly fuel.
Is Poultry Farming a Risky Venture?
In the past, farmers went into poultry farming mostly on a subsistence basis – basically, to feed their household and sell what’s leftover in the market. Same cannot be said these days. Poultry farming has become fully commercialized. The fact that it is a business means you are either going to gain or lose depending on factors in and out of your control.
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