How to feed snails with watermelon.

 How to feed snails with watermelon. Watermelon are undoubtedly very useful in the food chain as they offer benefits to man as well as animals.

The role of watermelon in the poultry value chain has been explored and the results are outstanding ,see. Watermelon has also been used as medicine to ensure health of birds,see #snails

 Watermelon is very useful aside from the fruit itself the rind itself is food ,see the rind is also useful in feeding snails.


 The rind is washed ,sliced and then cubed into pieces before feeding them to the snails. The snails relish this delicacy , #snails.

Common startups in urban agriculture.

The current economic situation has forced many city dwellers to move back to their various states/villages where the standard of living is lower. 

 

The majority of people who thronged to the city for greener pastures have suddenly realized that with the hike in prices of food and cost of living generally,the race away from the farms was a wrong move. #urrbanagriculture #snails 

 The basic needs of man highlighted as food,shelter and clothing has proved not to be so basic after all,the current state of recession has pulled the covers off the eyes of many and a journey into urban agriculture has begun in earnest. 

 Recession can be erased easily if more people practice urban agriculture, school children can also benefit from this if the schools engage in this.

 Urban agriculture in school will feed the kids, pay for school supplies and also provide extra income for teachers as well. Urban dwellers that want to launch out into the sea of agriculture have always found farm site an issue to contend with,but with urban agriculture this is no problem.

 Urban agriculture simply refers to agricultural practices that are possible and viable in urban areas without fear of breaking an environmental laws. 

The types of agricultural ventures that conform to the urban plans are simple to start,cheap(low startup cost) ,have a rapid return on investment and most especially they are ecofriendly without any risk of environmental pollution. 

 These Urban agric--ventures consists but not limited to the following, 1)sack farming; here vegetables are planted in sacks,which could be setup in front of your house,backyard,terraces or even on roof tops. 

 The scale of production will depend on space available and capital. The planting of vegetables is not limited to sacks, bottles,vats or other plastic containers could be utilized and the beauty of these is that you could actually make shelves or stands to create more space for your vegetables. See how to start here. 

The practice is easy ,look 2) snail rearing ; the snails can be reared in crates,wooden boxes ,drums or old tyres. 

The secret of the success of the venture is to get the right specie and provide optimum feeding and environmental conditions. The Achatina fulica is a splendid specie with the potential of laying about 400 eggs in a year,this specie grows bigger in length than A. marginata.

 The A.fulica weigh ,more rugged and adaptable than the marginata. 

 How to profit from snail farming see A. fulica is very peculiar in that it mates once and lays continuously for 5 years. 

The scale of the business depends on your point of entry; 1) raise from hatchlings to market.

 2) buy mature snails, rear and sell hatchlings.

 3) buy mature snails rear for a month and a half and sell off. All the entry levels have various advantages,your goal will determine your level of participation. 

Read more , the export potential is very huge see 

 The other ventures will be discussed later. 

Land owners are now cashing in on urban agriculture,they are leasing land for agricultural purposes in their estates to encourage more people .See Say no to #recession with #agriculture #urban-agriculture.