I am Oloyede Adeyemi Olatayo, 31, from Isanlu Sin in Kwara State, Nigeria. I was born in Ilorin, the first in the family of three and I studied mass communication at the Federal Polytechnic of Offa. After graduation I ventured into farming, in which I gained a lot of experience.
My project
At Greenland Integrated Farms, our focus is on protein production using catfish (fresh and dried) and quail (for their eggs and roasted). We will rear both the catfish and quail on the same farm but in different sections.
As a fresh business idea, the business framework is ready, the production site has been mapped, and resources needed are also ready to be acquired when funds are available.
Catfish production comes is very important, both in economic and health terms: everybody’s system needs protein, which can be maximally derived from catfish consumption. Quail are fantastic in composition; the egg is good for sight and it boost the immune system.
Fingerlings will be used to produce the catfish while quail are going to be acquired from a hatching company. We will use both tanks and concrete means of raising the catfish; the quail birds will occupy a well-prepared caged house.
Catfish benefits
Eating catfish is a tasty way to boost your intake of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. One serving of this fish provides 220 mg of omega-3 fatty acids and 875 mg of omega-6.
Catfish provides complete protein: the 15.6 g of protein in a serving of catfish provides you with all of the amino acids your body needs.
This high-quality, complete protein helps your body build lean muscle mass and it also helps improve the effectiveness of your immune function. It’s also a good source of Vitamin B12.
Quail eggs benefits
Helps with stimulating the brain and enhancing brain activity. Quail eggs are also said to possess some anti-carcinogenic properties, which means they help to prevent and stop the growth of cancer in the body.
They are also very beneficial for people suffering from stomach ulcers or any other digestive tract disorder. Quail eggs help to increase haemoglobin levels in the body and detoxify the body. They are also good for pregnant women and helps to fight anaemia.
Motivation for Project and Benefits for my Community.
I love creating opportunities. Health is wealth and the intake of good protein from both quail and catfish will surely help our health. Also, good jobs are very scarce. On this two premises my motivation is derived. Jobs to create quality livelihood and establish businesses for our clients and customers to help them support their living. Our society needs someone who can create something that can help our society grows, that is why we are here.
Our project will surely bring development to my region. As the business grows we shall expand our supply chains which will open more door to doing business. With over four million people living in Kaduna, our business will sell, brings gains, and creates jobs opportunities.
Achieving our Goals.
Strategic marketing:
- Through advertisement on radio/TV, signboards, and handbill to sell our business.
- Receiving feedback from our customer when we supply them through questionnaire.
- Building strong customer relationship.
- Providing prompt services.
The blueprint of our operation is in place, the site of business and other resources are ready for acquisition as funds become ready.
I have also liaise with some youths in the region who are ready to work when the business kick off.
Success Factors
We cannot survive without our customers, so we going to establish an exclusive customers’ service strategy and we will maintain a high quality in all our products. Dedication and hard work, with team spirits, will also contribute to our success.
Market acceptability will help us measure our success, which we will gauge by conducting surveys on our production and supplies.
Budget Plan
- Acquisition of two plots of land USD 1,700
- Building of structures and buying of tanks USD 1,300
- Delivery truck USD 1,300
- Office equipment USD 300
- Salary/miscellaneous USD 400
- Our break-even point will be reached in 12 months after start up.
Conclusion
Dreams only come true when there is a will. I have the will to establish and run this company with my team and we hope that our idea will have the opportunity to better lives.
Blogpost and picture submitted by Oloyede Adeyemi Olatayo (Nigeria): deyemioloyede[at]gmail.com
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An odd combination but I love it!!
Thanks for taking time to comment. It basically my interest to actually mix the odd, but i assure it great deal of farming. Quail is very unique and i want people to actually derive it benefit, fishery is popular but the style i shall be employing will marvel Africa.
Nice concept. Hope to see the business thrive
The will to succeed is available.
The oddness will actually brings the beauty of the farm. We are avoiding monotomy kind of farm.
Let thier be varieties.
Catfish and Quail. I love the ideal. Quail need more publicity.
off course it does.
Quite catching and innovative especially the nix of quail and cat fish. The business profitability is assured. Then looking at the fact that Agriculture will bethe main stay of our economy from now. Its laudable
We can not wait for govt to act, we can start then govt can come in.
catfish can never stale in the market. the market value is high.
The juxtapositioning of catfish and quail as farm practice is an interesting one.Good thinking i must admit. However, my concern is on the availability of quail and the location of the business. where is the business to be sited?
Thanks Stanley. Quails birds are much available in northeastern region. Hatched quail birds can be aquired in zaria, 45 minutes drive from Kaduna, a day old quails re also available in North central states. The business will be located in Afaka Mando in Igabi Local government of Kaduna state. The local of business has been mapped in the region. Thanks for the observation.
The location of the business has been mapped in the region.
wow. lovely concept. I love that quail part.
Humorously, the quail birds are going to keep the fish awake. They make sweet noise.
Africa will marvel at this idea.
wow, I love this, especially the quail part.
with your layout, i am more confidence of your agribusiness.
Good. love it
Thanks
good combo.
thanks
Quails comes with alot of benefits as earlier mentioned in my agriprenuer idea. Thier waste can also be used as manure for gardening and horticulture.
God gave the word,great are the people that accomplish it,Oloyede,I have always believe in your rare ideas,anywhere you think I can come in,I would be glad.my concern is your choice of site,knowing fully well,the unrest in the northern part of our clime. God rules in the affair of men !
@Folarin, i think we all drank from the same well of reasoning and dream. Thanks for the credit. I am supra ethnic Nigerian, i believe Nigerians can thrive in any part of country but i recognise your concern bout security of the business. The business will be secured in the location i have choosen, the present Governor is a promoter of SME and i believe that the region will rise above her diffulties. Am indeed grateful for comment my erudite colleague.
Quail is good BT is it available in that part.
Quail birds is very available in north eastern and central. A day old can be aquired from Zaria city in Kaduna state.
What are other benefits from this project?
As time goes on, we shall be taken classes for individual who are interested in animal farming especially on quails and catfish.
The recycled water can also be useful?
Yes i thought about it.our vegetable garden will benefit from the water release from the pond. The vegetables will also go on sale.
What happens to the quails when they stop laying eggs?
They will be roasted for consumption and put on sale in partner restaurants and hotels. The quail meat comes with great taste.
how do you intend to market your product
Through advertisement. Radio/tv adverts. Through handbills and posters.
our products will also be displayed at our outlets.
my question is would you be offering training services for youth on fish and quail farming??
As earlier mentioned in one of my reply. We shall be training youths on how to create wealth using quails and catfish.
self development will be encouraged.
Would love to know if its community or urban based project.
The project is for both community and urban base.
good. but how about your competitors?? hw will your project stand out.
Our online services will give us an edge? Booking and supply of product will be arranged on our internet plattform and through our business outlet.
Our customer relation will be super managed.
The quality of our products will also be an advantage for us.
great idea @Greenland. why did you go for quail and not poultry??
Babs, quail advantage is highly undermined in this region, so i decided to venture into it to create awareness on it. We shall venture into full poultry in future. Thanks
OK@Greenland, i understand. but why not also add poultry into your line of businesd
In near future we shall make the move. We re considering that.
our aim is to project quail birds as one of the most important birds around with alot of benefits
Fish farming is a good business. BT how good is the market over there especially your location
The market is large. In my survey the catfish business will be a success.
Including the quail eggs.
production is not really the challenge of fish farming but marketing it. I would suggest that in addition to your marketing strategies above, you could also have a retail outlet in town where people can get your product and social media. this will surely connect you to people around you who could fall in love with your products. thank you.
I WILL TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU BABS
jobs are every where, it only depends on how you can search it out. Instead of waiting for government why not create ur own idea and market it.
How would create jobs with this idea?
Already i am talks with vibrant and resourceful youth in the community. They re ready to be part of the business. They will be hired and well paid.
We shall also be recruiting individuals who are seeking for employment. Recommendations and interview will be used mostly in hiring.
How will you hire and manage your resources?
Our resource manager will be handling that with great quality control.
your business platform is quite interesting.
The project wil help create some innovations in fish farming.
Intereseting and it a money making venture.
good. but how will you sustain it??
Through team work and producing quality products from the firm, maintaining quality and keeping proper transaction records.
I will also partner with restaurants, hotel, canteen and resorts.
what really motivated you to combine both fish and quail farming together
Interest. I have great interest in this two animals and i want to use it to create wealth. I just love creating platform for opportunities.
Will love to partner with you on this. can we talk privately??
I will really appreciate ur partnership as long as it favour both parties and the region.
@Greenland, considering the fact that you studied mass communication, what prompted you into agriculture
Yeah. After graduating from school, i immediately ventured into farming having the fore knowledge that white collar jobs are flying around. I decided to stick with farming because it comes with alot of benefits and opportunities.
certificate dont actually matter. talent and ur entrepreneurship is what makes sense.
I would suggest you add poultry to your business later just as babs suggested. thanks
Is my consideration. Thanks
considering the fact that your location is in Kaduna, how will you deliver your products to your customers in other states?? or is your business only meant for Kaduna state resident??
My long term goal is to spread across the state and beyond. We shall be having our outlets in strategic locations in the city which will help our customers to pick thier purchased goods. If on delivery there will little charge for it, very little. As the business thrives we shall be covering other states.
@Greenland, innovations?? how???
Our style of fish farming will be different, nothing used will be a waste. Water released from the fish will be diverted to the vegetables and the waste from the quails will also serves as manure for the plant.
you talked about quail ( eggs and roasted). does that means you not gonna be selling live quails??
When the quail birds reach thier crescendo for laying, they will be use as meat to be consumed. We shall also sell live quail on request.
what is your vision on this project??
To create both direct and indirect jobs as much as possible, i am believing in few years to become the owner of the largest fish and quail farm in Africa. It is possible.
what other thing do you need to make your business succesful
Government support will also be vital to the idea. Jobs for the people will directly reduce unemployment.
where do you see your business in the next five years??
I see the farm the biggest in Africa with support from private investors and government.
what quantity of quail and fisheries do you intend to start with??
More than 5000, for the quail and fish.
what is your long term vision?
Just like i said before to create jobs in numbers and to be the best farm around.
what are the challenges you are likely to face in the business??
To be honest: Finance is major challenge. Weather and market acceptability.
we re going to tackling this challenges with all the resources available.
You talked about vegetables, what kinds of vegetables will you be producing. thanks
The most consumed vegetables in the state and environ will be planted.
green okro, lettuce, cucumber,fluted pumpkin, cabbage,jute leaf etc
who are your target customers
Hotels, restaurants, school, households and business owners, private individual
How do you intend to balance gender equality??
what are your plans for future
To become a brand name. To expand the business beyond the shores of Nigeria.
This will definitely help create jobs which will help government reduce unemployment.
very correct
I am going to employing the best hands. I will be balancing the gender through proper allocation of duty. More women will be marketing, few will be on farm. Fundamentally we shall be having male and female working for us.
#be… Error from my earlier statement.
What are the measures you will take to make these challenges does not have adverse effect on your business??
I am going to build the site with alot of protective gears, which will deminish the adversness of the weather. We shall also be exploring neccessary resources i.e finance, grants and govt support to help the business.
yeah. i got you now.
We have different ideas but how sustainable are thwy, the business to have ever comes out of Africa is in Nigeria, i can that this agriprenuer idea will thrive.
i really dont know that quail birds are this important. great idea.
is your project start up?
A start up with a model ready.
this is unique in it conception? catfish/ quails. superb.
Thank you Oba.
Thanks
When have you you been dreaming about this business
I never stop dreaming and believing. The day i venture into farming i have it in my that i will virtually do businesses on animal farming.
Is your business environmental friendly??
Highly environmental friendly, no waste will be littered in the environment it will be recycled.
And use for planting.
Which stage is your business idea??
You talked about vegetables?? Can you please explain??
The reason why vegetables will come in that the water from pond should not just waste away, in so doing i will channel it to the vegetable plantation.
What are your interest in this project??
My fundamental interest is create more awareness on the health advantage of these animals and how to create wealth rearing them.
creating jobs is also part of my major interest. putting smile on people face.
Great. What are the risks in your business??
Every business comes with risk, the mortality risk is one but we are equiped to tackle that with quality vaccine.
security is also a risk
How do you plan to mitigate this risks??
Employing the best vaccine to tackle the mortality rate.
we shall employing 24 security agents.
What will you do differently from your competitors??
Online booking.
Prompt customer service
Price consideration.
Who are your customers???
As earlier said, restaurants,hotels, school, household and private individuals.
What makes your product unique from your others in your line of business??
The mix of catfish and quail is the theme, searching through most ideas i see that many are single idea minded. In agriculture the opportunities thier are opened for exploration.
Infact i dont see anyone that is combining quail and catfish. This is perhaps unique. We shall be applying the use latest equipment to run the farmer. Conventional way are out of date. When we start, you will definately see it.
i am going to be setting the pace with nix of quail and catfish
Am still open to questions? I will appreciate more of your opinion because it will sure open me to more possibilities.
i should your first customer. the quail egg and the roasted on is on list.
@ oba we will not disappoint you. As our customer, you shall be treated well.
Going through most blog, i find your buisiness interesting with combination of catfish and quail.
We believe the idea will work. We hope YAP help us realise this dream.
Thanks for the vote.
thanks
i will vote this business with hundred percent because of it uniqueness.
am gratefuk for the backing. africa is waiting
am grateful for the backing.
Health and employment completes a circle of good living. the idea is welcome.
you get it tosin health is wealth.
at the end i want your business to get the attention it deserves so you can make impact in your region.
without any sentiment i vote and reason well of your idea. dont let Africa down.
i will not let Africa down. with this impetus we re on the rise.
Will like to visit your farm when you kick start. i want to see the beauty of your farm because your project wows me.
you will be welcome. the farm will be the bset
You have actually answer most of the question i want to ask. well thought.
Ok.
the dried fish sell well in the market, look very much into that posibility.
We surely going to be selling dried catfish. It very good in comsumption.
Laudable project.
Thanks Dare.
in the wake of job scarcity, this project will surely brings opportunities that will improve livelihood.
if Africa can rise to support this idea and with others, the economic landscape will change positively.
Africa cannot do without this project. keep driving the dream.
i am rooting for your project.
thanks emma
i support this project more and more. i cant stop reading ur blog.
i am impressed. the project is having much impact on people thought. it a success already.
Your project remains my favorite.
am grateful brenda
Wow. am loving ur composition.
catfish and quails very uncommon but interesting.
Africa will one day feed the world with this kind of idea build up. i believe in this project projecting high.
Bravo Greenland Integrated Farm, ur idea is welcome.
i hailed you toba, thanks for believing in me.
am still reading your blog…it quite interesting.
your project is one best on the blog. i certify you.
Africa needs this idea to better her lot.
more more support for you. i just finish reading ur blog after reading upon reading.
i am humbly thankfull.
We need to disrupt Africa positively with agribusiness idea to take forward.
the world we sure benefit of this idea because we shall be open to research to benefit mankind.
indeed you marvel me, quails birds/ catfish and vegetables as secondary advantage. nice concepts
Am hoping your business is choosen. it a lovely plan.
thanks.i am positive.
i am very appreciative of people who took time time to read my agriprenuer idea. our sucess story begins
mass communicator turned farmer with this brilliant idea. i salute.
thanks
we need to explore more than our certificate.