The Envisaged Economic Boast Of Cattle Ranch in Nigeria

The Envisaged Economic Boast Of Cattle Ranch in Nigeria

Till date in the 21^st century in Nigeria, the agricultural aspect of Cattle rearing has been a special reserve of the wandering Hausa Fulani Cattle rearers. They are solely responsible for thegreater portion of cow meat consumed in the nation via moving their herds from one part of the country to another grazing on open farm lands. Research is of the fact that many of these cows comes from as far as Chad, Niger and Cameroon all neighboring countries to Nigeria. This cross country movement of cattle herds creates jobs for mostly the originating countries while Nigeria remains a mere consumption destination.

This current method of Cattle husbandry of open grazing is not only out dated but also laced with countless number of skirmishes between communities and the cattle rearers. Not only are farm lands destroyed, it has dovetailed to countless loss of lives.

Adopting the ranch option is the only option to solving all the human and material challenges posed by the old model and out dated option of open grazing and rearing of Cattles. It is not debatable when one says that going ranching is taking Cattle rearing to a higher dimension. The ranch option is the sole practice obtainable in the western world where much higher number of cows are reared. Pictures available has shown that the ranched species are bigger in size, more healthy looking and produced more commercial quantity milk.

Although many Nigerians are not conversant with the outlook and management of a Cattle ranch, the easiest vivid picture of what it will look like in having these big domesticated mammals in an encased housing facility is available abroad. The cows will be taken care of just like the birds in the poultry farm. In an average poultry, a large number of birds that could over run a community are positively housed in battery cages. Such will be the Cows.

The option of a ranch will usher in a long list of economic boast to the economy of the nation. The chain effect will be higher than what many expect. It will start with purchase of land in the outskirts of the cities, engaging the services of surveyors, engineers, architects, iron workers and masons to put up fence structures, bore holes and building for housing the Cows and other administrative needs. On another note, Veterinary doctors and other trained personnel will lead the chain of activities to manage the establishment with numerous other workers to be employed. Infact, it will take the structure of a manufacturing firm to equate the volume of job demands in a ranch.

Going the ranch option will give rise to multiples of new companies in Nigeria. Once the ranch option is adopted, automatically breeders of tropicalized hybrid species will pitch their tents in the country. Following suit will be Hay makers – these people will work on multi acres of land with a workforce of their own. So also many logistics companies will come in to compliment the value chain. The last but not the least in the series of new economic boast is the production of high quality and healthy milk and meat. Of course the need for preservation, packaging sales of these items cannot be over emphasized. All these will simply provide jobs for Nigerians. The wastes from each ranch is nothing but organic manure for our farm lands. This will help boast agricultural practices and cultivation of various healthy edibles.

In the presence of all these, Cattle rearing being an independent and personal investment, organizations and deep pocket individuals whose sole purpose will be investing in vibrant ranches will be given birth to. These companies may go public and get listed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange one day. The success of all these will only but be felt in the nation via wealth created for many of her numerous investors.

The economic Eldorado of Cattle ranches are open to many Nigerians who can identify the opportunities and also take quick action about it. This falls on the purview of the young innovative folks to take the advantage of. Albeit, it will sing Nunc Diminities to the incessant menace of Cow herds and herdsmen.