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Snail farming in Nigeria; complete information
Snail farming in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya is a very profitable business venture but neglected by a huge number of Nigerians. Its meat is high in protein (12-16%) and iron (45-50 mg/kg), low in fat, and contains almost all the amino acids needed by humans.
Snails also play an important role in folk medicine, like in Ghana, the bluish liquid obtained from its shell when the meat has been removed is believed to be good for infant development. The high iron content of the meat is considered important in treating anemia. Also in the past, it was recommended for combating ulcers and asthma.
Snails can also be exported to foreign countries like Europe and North America. However, with this considerable amount of foreign and local demand Nigerians are still ignorant of this trade.
Types of Snails
There are various species of snails, but this article will concentrate on the Giant African Land Snail (GAL), specifically the species of Achatina achatina, Achatina fulica and Archachatina marginata.
Let’s look at them in a little bit more details
Achatina achatina: The Achatina achatina (giant snail, tiger snail) is a widely distributed snail species especially in West Africa (Particularly in Nigeria, Benin, Cote d’ Ivoire, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Liberia). They can grow up to 30 cm in body length and 25cm in shell height. An average adult shell length is 18cm, with an average diameter of 9cm. The species prefers warm conditions 25-30◦C and relative humidity of 80-95% for growing conditions. The conically shaped, fairly pointed shell is brownish with a characteristic of the stripe pattern, that why it is called the tiger snail.
Achatina fulica: The Achatina fulica (garden snail, foolish snail) is a large snail, reaching 20cm in length or occasionally more, with a shell length up to 20cm and a maximum diameter of 12cm. This species originated from in the coastal regions o0f East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania) and by the 19th century, it had extended to Ethopia, southern Somalia, and Northern Mozambique. It can adapt to a wide range of environments, modifying its life to suit local conditions. The conical spiraled shell is predominantly brown with weak, darker branded markings across the spiral. A mature species of this snail weighs 250 grams.
Archachatina marginata: The Archachatina marginata (big black snail, giant African land snail) is large that grows to about 20cm in length and weighs 500 grams. The shell is much less pointed than the Achatina species, the roundness is most obvious in younger animals. The strata in the shell may give the appearance of a “woven” texture. The head of the snail is dark or gray with its foot lightly shaded. They can grow very well in a good drain place and less in a dry place.
Benefits of snail farming in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana
Production of Meat: As earlier said, a snail can be farmed for meat. Its meat can either be cooked or fried and contains a good amount of protein (12-16%) and Iron (45-50 mg/kg).
Medicinal purpose: The liquid can be used to cleanse the eyes of a victim of snake spittle and in Ghana can be used for infant development.
Source of Employment: Venturing into snail farming as a business can help those who are unemployed in our society.
Factors to consider before Venturing into snail farming in Nigeria.
The site Location
The location of the site plays an important role for snail farming in Nigeria, most species of snails thrives best in areas with a moderate temperature and high humidity. Too much wind can accelerate moisture loss in snails, therefore to prevent moisture the land must be sited in a place that protected from the wind. The soil area is also very important as snails grow well on good soils.
Constructing a snailery
A proper constructing for the housing of snail is necessary because the snail is master escapists. The housing method could be extensive, semi-intensive and intensive, on whatever you decide, it should have escape proof so that you don’t wake up one morning and find your snail in your neighbor’s house or garden.
Rearing density
The stocking density affects the growth of the snails. High stocking density tends to slow down the growth of the snails and develop them into small adults, they equally lay fewer clutches of eggs and fewer eggs per clutch.
Food and Feeding
Food and feeding of snails should not really be a problem because snails are vegetarians and will accept most types of food. However, they avoid plants that have hairy leaves and produce toxic chemicals like physic nuts (Jathropa caras). Please note that snails are not fast growing animals, it takes about 15 months for Achatina achatina to reach full maturity even if they eat a huge quantity of food with quality.
Predators, parasites, and diseases
The predators that can eat your snails includes; man, snakes, mice, rats, frogs and toads, domesticated birds etc. Beware of parasites because they can eat the snails’ body tissue until the snails are reduced to putrefying mass and pupate within the shell, making your investments a waste.
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12 Astonishing Facts About Famous Logos You Didn’t Know Translate
Every day we see emblems of famous companies, but we rarely give a second thought to their origins or meanings.
GIGGAG found 12 stories that will uncover little secrets of well-known logos, and there’s a bonus at the end of the article to bust a certain myth.
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Legend has it that the Apple logo was dedicated to Alan Turing, who ended his life by biting into a poisoned apple. In fact, it’s all much simpler: designer Rob Janoff says he made the bitten apple to show its dimensions because a whole apple can be easily confused with any other round fruit.
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Many think that the Ferrari logo symbolizes horsepower, but that’s not true. In his biography, Enzo Ferrari mentions that the horse silhouette was initially painted on the plane of Italian ace pilot Francesco Baracca. The emblem was given to Enzo by Francesco’s mother after his victory in a race, and later it became the well-known symbol.
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It’s not surprising that the worldwide encyclopedia’s emblem is Earth. The puzzle pieces it consists of are a symbol of multilingualism, so each is labeled with letters of different languages. Taken together, they make the word "wikipedia," while the missing pieces indicate that the encyclopedia isn’t finished and is constantly being updated.
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Graphic designer Irina Blok and her team were given the task of creating a logo that would include a robot and be easily recognized. Funny as it seems, the inspiration came from the symbols we usually see on the doors of public bathrooms.
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In 1962, McDonald’s hired psychologist Louis Cheskin. He suggested replacing the Speedee the Cook logo with golden arches making an "M." His thinking was that such a shape resembles female breasts, which subconsciously arouses appetite and reminds people of their happy childhood. It’s worth mentioning, though, that Cheskin didn’t invent these arches himself, and they were present in the restaurants since the 1950s.
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In 1923, René Lacoste was walking down the street with the captain of his team, Alan Moore, and noticed a crocodile skin suitcase in one of the shop windows. Lacoste and Moore made a bet that if René won the next game, Alan would buy him that suitcase. Lacoste lost, but a journalist heard of this story and wrote a piece about a tennis player who hadn’t won but "fought like a crocodile." That was how Lacoste got his nickname, and his company later received the emblem of this reptile.
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Rumor has it that the BMW logo symbolizes an airplane propeller, and even some company employees share this opinion. However, it’s all much simpler: the blue and white were chosen to represent the colors of Bavaria.
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Uber has recently changed its logo from a "U" to something remotely like bits of information or atoms. The company states that the new logo represents their cars that can be found anywhere, just like bits or atoms.
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It seems pretty simple at first glance, yet if you look closely at the first letter, you’ll see that it resembles a pin we might use for papers or photographs. Pinterest literally "pins" pictures to walls, only it does so electronically.
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One of the most recognizable logos in the world is actually one of the cheapest ones. It cost just $35 — that’s how much Phil Knight, the owner of the company, paid student Carolyn Davidson for her work in 1971, and he wasn’t even happy with the result at first. He turned out to be wrong: the swoosh emblem became amazingly successful, and it’s no surprise that it’s so often associated with a wing of Nike, the goddess of victory.
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Few know about it, but the Starbucks logo is a mermaid holding 2 of her tail fins. This emblem was inspired by the myth of the fairy Melusine, a woman-fish with 2 tails who married a mortal man. In 1971, the whole picture of the mermaid could be seen on coffee cups, but later it was "censored."
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The Pepsi logo seems simple enough, yet it cost a lot more than you could imagine: $1 million. Designers developed it according to the proportions of the golden ratio that are presumed the most harmonious and pleasant for the human eye.
But this is obviously just a joke. Though if not drunk in moderation, the effects of Pepsi would be rather like that.
Bonus: The Metro Goldwyn Mayer Lion
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That’s definitely NOT how Metro Goldwyn Mayer made their famous roaring lion logo. When viewing the mascot of MGM Studios since 1917, few know that there have actually been 7 different lions used for this purpose. They were properly tamed and trained to roar on cue. As for the picture currently roaming the Web, it’s just a fake, of course. The lion on it is preparing for an MRI scan. Don’t believe it if you see it anywhere.
It's sad we look for greener pastures in our dear country but happen to be fooled to dine with them. Am sorry I was once cajoled to it. A friend of mine introduced me to Monrole global from facebook all in the name to help improve my substinance farm but what I met was a total shadow of it all. It started by chatting from whatsapp group where they forbid you to do more talking until you are silly registered which goes for the amount of N5,000. I waited patiently to see what the scheme was all about and was really persuaded to join which I did vomit the money, men my hard earned one.
I got there and was registered and when I saw it out, it was a telegram event where they call it a cooperatives, the house on my coming in had just 450 members (N2000 x N450 = N900,000) . The room was never for once enlighten from the admins, all that you see is adding and adding till it was 520 me members. I did all the training virtually and shared my knowledge on how to manage your snails farm, yes I made good friends and loved ones while I was there. I even went on to send to over 100 people my e-book free of charge, even the Admin to begged me to drop it on her email. Where now did I go wrong ?
Well why was I kicked out ?
It all happened when I uploaded an experiment feed that I have used all the years of snail business against the one the company sells for N23,000 for just a 25kg bag. My new friends got interested and contacted me at which on trust was paid before delivery and they got it, well a good friend got his package from ijebu ode to Lagos and uploaded it on the platform that he has gotten his meals from me and before you know it, Ngozie their admin kicked me out, note dear readers, they never introduced any law abiding the home, more so I didn't see anything wrong for me to share the knowledge since they called s it a cooperatives.
My reason why you shouldn't even try to join the group is
1. The group members are begging to be fed of information that they ought to be gotten freely as they paid N5,000 to become a member.
2. They are money extortionist which they resold not even interested in the warfare of its members but rather incredibly increasing their memberships entitlement via the MLM package.
3. Their products are periodically expensive and when you pay you will be the one to beg for them to bring down it's produce. Just imagine a pol Achantina Achantina going for N550 and you can easily get it N450, then why am I a member? Also E-book on snails rearing goes for N5,000 , but why?
4. They called it a cooperatives but I don't see their members making it well as they all have faces of regrets, some even said they are not regretting meeting me but are regretting joining MG.
After the whole scenario, calls came in, Ngozie called and apologize to me that night and promised to put me back to the room, (I have her call recorded) but till date she didn't and she even blocked me on her whatsapp handler, also the CEO too called and the same apologies to came and said he will sort things out , till today he hasn't done that.
Please and please I will love you to share my experience well before you make an attempt to join MonRole global as they cheated me and deprived me of what I paid for.
Anthony Adesanya.
