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- A BUSINESS PLAN ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH FOR EFFICIENT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Last delivery dealt with the inadequacy of Development Schemes carried out in African nations. The main reason being the lack of convergence with the sociologic composition of the populations. As long as African countries' rural areas economic situation would not improve, poverty would prevail in Africa. The only way to alleviate poverty in African countries is to raise the purchasing power of rural folks. Indeed, they represent 60 to 80 percent of the total populations.
The sociologic inadequacy above briefly outlined, however, is not the only reason development schemes carried out in Africa since decades failed to improve African nations' economic situation, creating jobs to cope with demands and building up riches for all. These schemes failed to boost the economic development in African countries because they were "static" schemes. They lack the dynamism necessary to drive the economy upward. The consecutive failure stands as a vivid proof one needs more than a business plan to efficiently run an operation - in any business line.
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Several business opportunities - component parts of the Integrated Developing Scheme described in Africans, Stop Being Poor! are listed in following table.
| a-
SHEA BUTTER (5,
6, 7,
11, 12,
13)
b- BLUE GOLD (14,
15, 16,
17, 18,
19)
c- FREEZE-DRIED PAPAIN (20,
21, 22
and here)
d-
KENAF (23,
24)
e- VEGETABLE OIL (25,
26, 27,
28)
f- CEREALS (30,
31, 32,
33)
g- FRUITS (34,
35, 36,
37, 38,
39, 40,
42, 43,
44, 45,
46)
h- ESSENTIAL OILS (47,
48, 49,
50, 51,
52)
i- ROOTS & TUBERS (54,
55, 56,
57, 58,
59, 60,
61, 62,
63, 64)
j-
FOWL BREEDING (66,
67, 68,
69, 70,
71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, |
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FOWL BREEDING AS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: PART
X - INTRODUCTION TO THE BREEDI NG OF RATITES AS ALTERNATIVE TO CLASSIC LIVESTOCK:
D - INVESTMENT BRIEFS ABOUT A SMALL SCALE EMU'S "NATURAL" BREEDING
OPERATION
Investment briefs here described are related to production organization exposed in previous issue and particularly to the following considerations:
Five pairs of females and males ready to mate - unrelated i.e. originating from different stocks - to limit the degeneracy of the flock.
Table below gives an idea of the flock's evolution (yearlings, eggs and adult birds ready for slaughterhouse); assuming an average of 30 eggs laid per female, 50% eggs' fertility and birth's parity (50/50) between males and females.
The eggs hatch in 52 days, producing a chick that walks right away. From twelve to sixteen months of age, they will reach their full weight of 120 to 150 pounds (Source):
| Months |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
| Eggs from original stock (5 pairs) |
- |
- |
150 |
- |
- |
150 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
150 |
- |
- |
150 |
- |
- |
150 |
| Baby Emu Chicks from original stock |
- |
- |
75 |
- |
- |
75 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
75 |
- |
- |
75 |
- |
- |
75 |
| Chicks for sale from original stock |
- |
- |
25 |
- |
- |
25 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
- |
- |
25 |
- |
- |
25 |
| Chicks to breed to final stage |
- |
- |
50 |
- |
- |
50 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
50 |
- |
- |
50 |
- |
- |
50 |
| Laying Birds derived from original stock |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
| Infertile eggs from original stock |
- |
- |
75 |
- |
- |
75 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
75 |
- |
- |
75 |
- |
- |
75 |
| Eggs from new birds |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
750 |
- INVESTMENT BRIEFS ABOUT A SMALL SCALE "NATURAL" EMU'S BREEDING FARM
One sees, reviewing figures on above table, that starting from the 60 days that follow the acquisition of the initial stock of adult emu birds, the investor could start garnering some return on investment selling baby emu chicks to breeders. Chick under 3 months old could sell US$ 75-100. Those aged 3-6 months US$ 100-250; while birds aged 6 to 10 months could reach US$ 300-450 each. Yearling aged 12-15 month could fetch US$ 500-800. For more on pricing click here
In addition, starting from the 18th month of operation, 50 birds - the first hatched during the first three operating months - weighting around 120-150 pounds each, are ready for sale for premium quality meat, plus around 1,500 eggs that are available for hatching or for resale. The evolution of the flock size shows how quickly the farm could grow and profits soar. The usage of flock management software is highly recommended. One called OSTRISH FARMER is here available to review
To summarize, for the investment briefs' calculation reported in table below we consider that a pair of Emus produce an average of thirty eggs a year, which yield on average 15 chicks bred for final stage at the end of 18 months. Each bird ready for slaughterhouse would yield 4m2 of leather, 54 kg of meat, 5.5 kg of feathers, and 2.7 liter of oil - generated by 20 pounds / 9.070 kg of fat.
|
Amount
US$ |
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INVESTMENT
|
1- Pen organization: Land preparation - Fencing - Separation of plots - Shelters - Gates between pens - Etc. |
4,500 |
2- Initial Stock of Emus (five pairs of males and females) |
15,000 |
3- Other Equipment: Incubators - hatchery - Brooder - Oil processing equipment. Etc. |
175,500 |
4- Starting expenses: Feasibility study / Business Plan - First three months operating expenses. Etc. |
15,000 |
Total investment |
209,000 |
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REVENUES OVER 18 MONTHS
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| a- Three-month chicks sold: 175 chicks at US$ 150 each |
30,625 |
| b- Meat from mature birds ready for slaughterhouse - package for the export market: 54 kg x 50 x US$ 10 |
27,009 |
| c- Emu oil: 2,7 x 50 x US$ 100 |
13,500 |
| d- Infertile eggs for consumption: US$ 50 (per dozen) x 31 dozen |
1,562 |
| e- Leather for the export market: 4 sq meter x 50 x US$ 25 |
5,000 |
| f- Feathers for the export market: 5,5 kg x 50 x US$ 10 |
2,750 |
| Total revenues (over 18 months) |
80,446 |
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OPERATING COSTS
|
Operational Expenses: one supervising staff salary and flock feeding (US$ 50 per bird) |
60,000 |
| GROSS PROFIT |
20,446 |
REMARKS: Gross profit reported on above table's last line does not reflect the reality of the operation's profit making potential.
Figures reported gives just an idea of the beginning of the business. For instance, operational expenses expand over the entire flock. However, to be accurate calculating gross profit, one should consider only the number of birds that provide Revenues listed as a- b- c- d- e- and f- in above table, which is something around US$ 5,000 (supervising staff salary plus the feeding's cost of 50 mature birds bred to final stage and ready for slaughterhouse. That amount helps evaluating the production cost of one kg of Emu meat: [US$ 5,000 divided by (50 x 54) = 1.85 US$)].
The production cost of one kg of Emu meat as above briefly outlined, gives an idea of the profit margin available raising Emu in tropical countries.
Further, profits would soar after 24 months of operations, when the number of birds ready for slaughterhouse increases to reaching 150, which means that revenues are multiplied by three. It is also possible to produce delicatessen product such as sun dried or smoked Emu meat that would fetch higher pricing on the export market.
Emu's breeding business is a niche operation that requires highly organized production schedule (flock management'' software is an absolute necessity) and strict management practice focused on birds' feeding costs. Australian Emus consume a diet that is almost exclusively made up of natural leaves, bushes and insects that provide the Emus with a resistance that birds in captivity do not have. A diet that avoids chemical additives is thus the best to better the quality of all emu' products and particularly the Emu oil, while protecting the animal from diseases.
Artificial insemination is an alternative to natural breeding as exposed in the current delivery. It would help have less infertile eggs, more laying birds and less males in the flock to feed.
| MORE
ON FOWL BREEDING | 1-
Poultry
Breeding and Genetics
by R.D. Crawford
2- The
Dollar Hen: The Classic Guide to American Free-Range Farming
by Milo M.
Hastings, Robert Plamondon
3- Small-Scale
Poultry-Keeping: A Guide To Free-Range Poultry Production
by Ray Feltwell
4- The
Encyclopedia of Farm Animal Nutrition
by M.F. Fuller, et al
5-
The
Mating and Breeding of Poultry
by Harry M. Lamon, Rob R. Slocum
6-
Modern
Livestock and Poultry Production
by James R. Gillespie
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7- Success
With Baby Chicks: A Complete Guide to Hatchery Selection
by Robert Plamondon
8- The
Classic Guide To Poultry Nutrition:
Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, Gamebirds,
and Pigeons
by Gustave F. Hauser
9- The
Strange History of The Ostrich
In Fashion, Food and Fortune
by Rob
Nixon
10- Ostrich's
Avian Incubation: Behaviour, Environment and Evolution
by D. Charles Deeming |
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