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In this article, we’ll show you few businesses in the agriculture sector you can start as a side gig to generate more passive income for yourself, whether you’re employed or you have another business you’re currently running. These agro-business ideas allows you the flexibility of time to still keep doing your job or running other businesses.
Buy and Sell Agro-commodity
Research on commodities that are in constant demand which you can buy at low prices and then resell at higher prices. Source for where to buy them from and where to sell them profitably. You can also cheaply source for other agro-commodities that are always in demand around you and then you make a trip to northern Nigeria where you are most likely to find a supplier.
Try Cattle Farming
Simply locate a big cattle farmer, the ones who conduct their business with integrity. Then you buy a calf or a grown cow, depending on your choice, and you keep it with the big cattle farmer you discussed with, who will feed and grow the cow for you.
Start a Snail farm
Snail farming is one of the most lucrative businesses in Nigeria. Snails make no noise, takes little space and the cost of setting it up is small. It is one of the simplest side gig farming you can think of. All you need do is to feed your snails in the evening, clean up their pen and still have enough time to do other things.
Start a Fish Farm
Fish farming is a very lucrative business to start in Nigeria. The demand for fish consumption is high and there’s still no much supply circulation. You could building a concrete pond, tarpaulin or earthen on a small or considerable amount of space, fertilizing the pond, stocking it with fingerlings in good water and then feeding the tilapia or catfish till market size. Click here to learn how to start fish farming business in Nigeria.
Vegetable Farming
The most common vegetables farmed in Nigeria includes Waterleaf, Shoko, Ugwu, Ewedu etc. Ugwu is one of the most profitable vegetables to farm in Nigeria because it is high in demand all year round and consumed by most tribes in Nigeria in food preparation. It can even be farmed on small scale at your backyard provided the allocated land is favorable for its growth. Read up online to see how you can start farming vegetables as a side hustle from home.
Tomato Farming
Tomato farming is another fast-selling agro-business in Nigeria and some other parts of the world. This is because due to the fact that there a lot of people that eats this kind of vegetable all year round.
Tomato farming is predominantly done in the northern Nigeria and also in the southern part of Nigeria. Today, a lot of people even cultivate tomato as a result of increase in demand. Read up online to check on how you can start farming tomatoes on a small scale as a side hustle.
