Welcome on board, how have you been? Believe you are doing quite well at this time. Today we are going to look into a very interesting and sometimes argument-provoking question.
BETWEEN CROPS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY WHICH ONE IS MORE PROFITABLE?
Different answers will spring forth as regards this matter but I will give my own opinion based on my experience in this field.
- Most crops will mature for harvest faster than most animals will mature for sale, we have annual, biennial, and perennial crops, with this in mind, we see that a lot of annual crops mature in less than 6 months. This means you will most likely start making more money from crops than from animals.
- Many crops are affected by seasons and weather this means that if you farm just a particular type of crop, at some point in the year, you might be out of produce and this means no funds, but a good number of animals are in demand all year round.
- In terms of technicality, crop production seem much easier to understand than animal husbandry, especially the annual crops.
- If we look at the revenue aspect, a kg of animal produce might sell better than a kg of crop produce, we have ruminant livestock, non-ruminant, micro livestock, and fisheries, and each of these delivers prices different from the other.
- Crop production seems to need more land than animal husbandry, you might not need more than a plot of land to start your livestock production but you might need up to an acre to start a crop farm.
- Crop products are hardly affected by cultural or religious beliefs and barriers when compared to animal products, so with crops, you have few worries.
- In terms of disease outbreaks, I do believe the effects are almost the same but that of crops is a bit easier to manage.
- Finally, a single person can handle an animal farm successfully but in crop production, at some point you might need extra hands meaning, extra expenses and costs.
There you have it, I will categorically say that both are good ventures and I won’t put one over the other, you just need to choose the one that works best for you, master it, and focus on it.
Remember, the goal is not to prove a point to anyone or to compete with anyone, run at your own pace and get the desired results at your own pace.
Animal husbandry is lucrative so is crop production.
I wish you well in your farming endeavors
