Private Equity in Nigeria

Growing Your Range Poultry Business: An Entrepreneur’s Toolbox

Written for Heifer International by Anne Fanatico, National Center for Appropriate Technology and David Redhage, Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture. With contributions by Nancy Grudens Schuck, Wayne Knoblauch, Judy Joanna Green, and Mary Saylor.

October 2002

Table of Contents Foreword ....................................................... 1 Using the Toolbox ......................................... 2 Introduction ................................................... 3 Feasibility. ..................................................... 6 Personal & Family Considerations and Choosing an Enterprise..................... 6 Marketing: Will it Sell? ................................. 8 Production: Can it Be Done? ..................... 13 Profitability: Will it Make Money?............... 22 Financial Reality: Can You Afford to Do It? .................................................. 26 Developing a Business Plan From the Feasibility Study ....................................... 26 Record Keeping .......................................... 28 Assistance and Resources ......................... 28 Working Together........................................ 29 Producer Profiles......................................... 31 References .................................................. 34 Appendix A: Decision Tree ......................... 40 Appendix B: Pasture Pen Budget ............... 46 Appendix C: Net-Range Budget .................. 50 Appendix D: MPU Budget ........................... 53 Appendix E: Small Plant Budget ................. 55 Appendix F: Sensitivity Analyses ................ 59 Appendix G: Project Summary.................... 61

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This Toolbox was produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture as part of a Heifer International project to enhance the opportunities to expand range poultry businesses. The...