Snails breed very fast. Rearing 1000- 2000 pieces of snails within two years can give you not less than 1 million snails. Snails are considered to be hermaphrodites. This means that every snail will have both male and female reproductive organs. The land snails will be considered sexually mature from one month and a half to 5 years, depending on species. This is because the life span of most land species does not last for more than five to seven years, allowing for a faster growth rate of the species.
Processing and packaging the snail just like sardines is a huge business particularly in Nigeria where there is no competition.
Product Details
| Product Category: | Product |
| Business Category: | Agriculture, Food& Beverages |
| Idea Weight: | 5/7 |
| Idea : | Secondary |
| Objective: | Profit |
| Capital Requirement: | High |
| Degree of Security: | High |
| Security on Return: | High |
| Level of Risk: | Low |
| Financial Resources: | High |
| Technological Resources: | Low |
| Human Resources: | High |
| Field/Expertise: | Agriculture/Normal |
| Input: | |
| Output: | Product |
| Operating Cost: | High |
| Location: | Client's Choice |
| Length of Business Formation: | 16-20 Months |
| Business Structure: | Required |
| Business Strategy: | Required |
| Initial Advertisement: | Required |
| Market: | Nigeria |
| Competition: | Low |
| Exploitation: | High |