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Problem And Prospects Of Pig Farming
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The pig
is one of the oldest domesticated animals. Majority of the breeds we now
know are descended from the Eurasian Wild Boar (Sus scrofa).
Archaeological evidence from the Middle East indicates domestication of
the pig occurs as early as 9,000 years ago while most livestock where
utilized initially by nomadic peoples, swine are more indicative of a
settled farming community. Pigs have become vital to the economy in
parts of the world. (Ayivor, and Hellins, 2002).
Piggery is another
aspect of farming in Nigeria that is making smart investors 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 because Pig meet
is in high demand in Nigeria and sells very fast in the market. Another
reason is that Pig reproduce in large number and grows very fast. A
single pig gives birth to as much as 15 piglets at a time, making it one
of the most reproducing mammal in the world. Baby pigs is known as
shoat, farrow or piglet. Male pigs are referred to as the boar while
females are sows. 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 part time business but if you can engage in this business fully,
you are sure going to smile to the bank very soon.
A fully grown Pig
goes for as high as N30, 000 depending on the weight. Now Imagine for a
year you are able to rear hundred to maturity, you will be making N3
Million from the sales. If you can take it higher – lets say like 2,000
pigs in year, you will be talking of N60 Million here! Considering how
fast pigs reproduces, it wouldn’t be a very much big deal to come up
with 100 pigs in a year. (Ayivor, and Hellins, 2002)
Livestock
systems occupy about 30 per cent of the planet’s ice-free terrestrial
surface area (Steinfeld et al. 2006) and are a significant global asset
with a value of at least $1.4 trillion. The livestock sector is
increasingly organized in long market chains that employ at least 1.3
billion people globally and directly support the livelihoods of 600
million poor smallholder farmers in the developing world (Thornton et
al. 2006). Keeping livestock is an important risk reduction strategy for
vulnerable communities, and livestock are important providers of
nutrients and traction for growing crops in smallholder systems.
Livestock products contribute 17 per cent to kilocalorie consumption and
33 per cent to protein consumption globally, but there are large
differences between rich and poor countries (Rosegrant et al. 2009).
Livestock
systems have both positive and negative effects on the natural resource
base, public health, social equity and economic growth (World Bank
2009). Currently, livestock is one of the fastest growing agricultural
subsectors in developing countries. Its share of agricultural GDP is
already 33 per cent and is quickly increasing. This growth is driven by
the rapidly increasing demand for livestock products, this demand being
driven by population growth, urbanization and increasing incomes in
developing countries (Delgado 2005).
The global livestock sector is
characterized by a dichotomy between developing and developed countries.
Total meat production in the developing world tripled between 1980 and
2002, from 45 to 134 million tons (World Bank 2009). Much of this growth
was concentrated in countries that experienced rapid economic growth,
particularly in East Asia, and revolved around poultry and pigs. In
developed countries, on the other hand, production and consumption of
livestock products are now growing only slowly or stagnating, although
at high levels. Even so, livestock production and merchandizing in
industrialized countries account for 53 per cent of agricultural GDP
(World Bank 2009). This combination of growing demand in the developing
world and stagnant demand in industrialized countries represents a major
opportunity for livestock keepers in developing countries, where most
demand is met by local production, and this is likely to continue well
into the foreseeable future. At the same time, the expansion of
agricultural production needs to take place in a way that allows the
less well-off to benefit from increased demand and that moderates its
impact on the environment.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The purpose of this study was to investigate problem and prospect of pig farming in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State four research questions formulated and analyzed. The respondents were made up of pig farmers Ovia North East Local Government Area. All the respondents were randomly selected from the three main markets in Ovia North East Local Government Area and seven. One set of instrument was used in collecting data for the study i.e. questionnaires. The data collected from t ... Continue reading---
