How To Start Pig Farming In Nigeria (Step by Step Guide)

Pig farming also known as piggery is another aspect of farming in Nigeria that is making smart investors and entrepreneurs huge money on daily basis. If you are into this pig farming, you sure wouldn’t lack money again for the rest of your life. The reason is that Pig meat is in high demand in Nigeria and sells very very fast in the market. Another reason is that Pig reproduces in large number and grows very fast.

A single pig gives birth to as many as 15 piglets at a time, making it one of the most reproducing livestock in the world. Baby pigs are known as shoat, farrow, or piglet. A male pig is referred to as boar while a female is sow. As a group, they are called a herd or drove.

Despite the huge profitability of Piggery, many Nigerian are still overlooking this goldmine because of ignorance of how it works. While some don’t just get the fact that it is a big business –  many who engage in it do it as a part-time business if you can engage in this business fully, you are surely going to smile to the bank very soon.

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A fully grown Pig goes for as high as N30,000 depending on the weight. Now Imagine for a year you can rear a hundred to maturity, and you will be making  N3 Million from the sales. If you can take it higher – let’s say like 2,000 pigs in a year, you will be making upward of N60 Million. Considering how fast pigs reproduce, it wouldn’t be a very much big deal to come up with 100 pigs in a year. Then, how do you go about setting up your pig farm? Below are the important guides.

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1. Secure A Breeding Ground

Depending on how you plan to feed your pigs, a plot of land may just be okay for small scale starting but if you can acquire a large farmland (from 5 acres) that will be better so that your pig can graze in the open and retire to the pen where they’d continue feeding and playing. The land is your biggest investment in this business. Once you have it, you’re halfway done.

Look for land in a rural area where you can get it cheaper. 1 acre of land in a rural area will be from N200,000 x how much you want. Do your stuff there and transport your goods to the town. Some butchers will even be coming to your farm to buy, saving you the cost of transportation.

It is good to raise pigs in the pasture by leaving them occasionally to root around in the fields where they can find plants to eat, and that can only be achieved when you have large enough farmland (Pasture Ground) to cater to this. As they mature, you take care so that they do not wander away.

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2. Build Standard Pens

Big pen is important if you don’t want your pigs to injure themselves. A good and specious pen is also important to keep the pigs healthy and free from diseases and contamination. Proper drainage is needed too to avoid water becoming stagnant in your pen which could attract insects and other harmful pets to harm your pigs. Get an expert involved! Click here to speak with an expert.

To avoid your pigs getting overly dirty, you need to build a water pool where they can play, swim as pigs like swimming, and cool themselves which is important to their well-being. Changing the water and refilling the pool as frequently as possible will ensure that they are clean all the time. If you are keeping them outdoors, shelter should be built for them.

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3. Buy Healthy Piglets

To ensure a healthy farm, you need to make sure the piglets you are about to start your farm with are healthy. Buy from a trusted source and make sure the ones you are buying have a history of vaccination.

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Buy as much as you want to start with but don’t start with too many. It is advisable to start with a small number and increase gradually. This way, you will be able to learn the rope and you grow if anything goes wrong at the initial stage, your risk will be minimal.

Talk To Veterinary Doctor – You need the services of vet doctors for regular check-ups and vaccination as well as feeding and nutrition advice. Pigs generally eat what human being eat and does not present many worries when it comes to feeding.

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4. Employ Workers

Employ 4 – 5 persons if your pigs are up to 100. If you are starting on a smaller scale, you may need a lesser number of workers 1 – 2 workers who will be assisting in the cleaning of the pigs and the pens, feeding the pigs and making sure they are well behaved, and other things necessary.

5. Feeding Is Important For Pig Farming

Just like human beings,  Pigs eat a wide variety of foods, anything humans can eat, they can eat. Like human beings as well, they need a balanced diet such as fiber, energy, protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals to thrive. Feed will take the major chunk of your spending on the farm.

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Pigs, like all animals, must have constant access to clean fresh drinking water. As well as tipping the trough to make a wallow, pigs will also stand in the water trough and wash their dirty faces in it, so it needs to be checked regularly, cleaned out, and refilled. Galvanized troughs are robust and easy to clean, and not too easy for the pigs to tip over.  Automatic drinkers are available but aren’t half as much fun for the pigs

Put all these in place and you are as good as having started your business.  There is nothing as good as being in a business you are sure of profit; Pig farming is one of such business. All you need to do is to feed and take care of them. Do that properly and watch them multiply threefold.