Agriculture in India, the most excellent sector of the economy, is the resource of livelihood of almost two thirds of the workforce in the country. The contribution of agriculture and allied activities to India’s economic growth in recent years has been no less momentous than that of industry and services. “If agriculture survives, India survives”. Agricultural machinery and equipment have revolutionized the agricultural industry global. They help in increasing and improving the productivity content to a great level.
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This introduction section is for the individual interested in tending bees or for a student who is doing a report on honeybees and beekeeping. To be honest this can be a fascinating hobby or a thriving business with a lot of side benefits but there is a lot of knowledge that will be needed so let’s get started. There are three bee entities here – the queen whose job is to procreate the hive through egg-laying, the drones which tend to the queen, and the workers who gather the nectar and make the honey and boy do they work. If human beings worked as hard as they do productivity would be through the roof. Now beekeeping is not as simple as throwing a wood box in the back yard and hoping the bees will move right in – there is a lot of thought as to how the box or hive is to be constructed, how to entice bees in when you find a swarm or when you purchase a hive, how to keep them and keep them happy, how to protect, how to extract and process honey – so you see things are starting to get complicated. And there are pests and diseases that can attack the hive also so you will need some up front knowledge here. As a plus when you keep bees and a garden you will have a better garden with more produce because of better pollination and if a flower garden more bountiful flowers. For more information on this: skip to the bottom for referral to an information website. Read the rest of this entry »

Pig farming in Kenya is a viable business venture for potential entrepreneurs. If you are looking for a business venture that is profitable and one that can recoup your investments in a short period, then you should give this a try. There are several advantages which pig farming offers that make it to be lucrative. These advantages are;

Quick maturity

Pigs mature very quickly. They take a period of six months to mature. Depending on the type of feeds that you give and the level of care, pigs can mature very fast. This fast maturation is useful when it comes to recouping business investments. The short period of time that it takes for pigs to mature is one of the main reasons that make pig farming in Kenya such an attractive business.
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