1. Vegetable farming
Spinach, lettuce, pumpkin, broccoli, cabbage, and cucumber, et al., are all vegetables that are consumed in every part of the globe and can also be cultivated in every part of the world. This goes to show that there is a very large market for vegetables.
2. Mushroom farming
Mushroom farming is one of the most profitable agricultural business ideas for young entrepreneurs and has a turnaround period of only three weeks. And it has huge profit potential, with demand for good-quality organic mushrooms being high among restaurants.
3. Transportation Business for Farmers
One of the challenges most farmers encounter is the lack of means of transportation to get their farm products from their farms to the market. You can start a farm transport business to help farmers sort their transportation needs for a fee.
4. Livestock House Construction
Constructing poultry houses, dairy farming cubicles, and other such farming structures for use by farmers to rear their livestock.
5. Poultry equipment manufacturing
These are usually skilled artisans who construct various pieces of equipment needed on the poultry farm—welders, carpenters, electricians, etc. You can learn the various specifications needed for the poultry equipment, and you are in business.
6. Chicken and egg distribution business
This basically involves bridging the gap between poultry farmers and the consumer market. You can focus only on chicken, eggs, or both. You meet poultry farmers, buy their stock, and resell it in the market to wholesalers and retailers.
7. Fertilizer distribution business
If you like the idea of making a profit by helping people work with the soil, you might enjoy being a part of the fertilizer industry by starting a fertilizer distribution business. Entrepreneurs can initiate a fertilizer distribution business.
8. Soil Testing Lab
Soil testing is an agronomically sound, beneficial, and environmentally responsive tool used for monitoring nutrients as well as making precise fertilizer recommendations for various crops and cropping sequences, ensuring no damage to the environment.
9. Agriculture Consulting
As with other consulting services, the need for agriculture consulting is surely expected to grow in the coming days. People with experience & knowledge in a specified field of farming can consider offering consulting services to organizations & farmers.
10. Livestock Feed Production
This business is small-scale manufacturing. Having confidence in distribution, one can start this business to make money out of livestock feed production.
11. Fodder Farming for Goats and Cows
Fodder is any agricultural foodstuff used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as chickens, horses, pigs, cattle, and goats. The term refers to food given to animals rather than the food they forage for themselves.
12. Vermicompost-Organic Fertilizer Production
Vermicompost organic fertilizer production has now become a major component of agro-business models across the country with a very low initial investment. An entrepreneur can start this business with the proper know-how of the proces
13. Fish farming
Commercial fish farming is a lucrative investment that can generate money at any time of the year, continuously. With the implementation of modern techniques and owning space, an entrepreneur can start this business with a moderate capital investment.
14. Piggery
With a sufficient land, an entrepreneur can start a piggery. Pigs are the most potential source for meat, and pigs are the most efficient feed converters after broilers. The major facility is pig farming, which requires a small investment in buildings and equipment.
15. Planting Service
If you don’t have your own farm but still want to build a business centered around planting crops, you could start your own planting service and work with other farmers or growers in your area.
16. Recruiting agency for farmers
Most farmers suffer from a shortage of literate, low-level farm labor on their farms. An agency that helps farmers easily and quickly recruit young, intelligent,and literate labor for mid-to long-term positions on their farms would be a huge hit.
17. Agrotourism
You could also offer a whole tourist experience at your farm, where people can come visit and maybe even stay as part of a bed and breakfast type of experience.
18. Honey Business
You don’t need to have your own bee farm to start a honey supply business. You can source and purchase honey in big jerry cans from places like Makueni and sell it in small quantities.
19. Firewood Production
If you have trees on your land, you could sell the firewood to those who need it. Creating a long-term sustainable business would depend on expanding the amount of land on which you can harvest trees and also on systematic replenishment through replanting.
20. Tree Seed Supply
You could also harvest seeds from different trees and sell them to people who want to plant new ones.
21. Agricultural Equipment Rental
If you have the capital to purchase farming or agriculture equipment, you could start a business where you rent or lease that equipment out to farmers.
22. Fruit Juice and Jelly Production
The fruit juice-jam-jelly production business has a huge market opportunity. The most important thing is that the production process is not that complex and can be initiated on a small-scale basis.
23. Fruits and Vegetables Export
An entrepreneur can start an export business of fresh fruits and vegetables by collecting them from local farmers. One can start this business from a home location with only a phone and computer with an internet connection.
24. Florist
One of the very profitable agriculture business ideas is having a retail space and connections with flower growers so one can start this business. An entrepreneur can also generate a substantial online sale by offering customers door-step delivery. See next thread 🪡
25. Worm farming
Worm farming is another agribusiness that is suitable for enriching farm soil and also for supplying animal protein for fish reared in ponds. This is one of the very good agri business ideas that isn’t being exploited.
26. Before you start any type of business or farming venture, please make sure you learn as much as possible. Knowledge is an essential investment in any business. It provides you with a deeper understanding of a subject. Also, it takes away the fear of the unknown.
27. If you want to start any type of business or chicken, pig, or vegetable farming, I have books that I highly recommend.

1. Start Your Own Business Book

2. How to Start Farming

3. Chicken Farming Manual

4. Pig Farming Manual and

5. Vegetable Production Guide
Each book is R350 in hardcopy with free delivery in South Africa &R280 in softcopy that you get via email. When you buy more than 1book, you get discounts. All these books are only available from us. For orders, please WhatsApp or call 078 3122 675. We deliver nationwide via PEP.

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