Alligator farming to change Meru County

Forget about the quail farming. Meru county have decided to go the crocodile way. Farmers who wish to rear crocodile will soon get crocodile eggs from Meru museum.

Cornelius Njeru, The museum curator says they will supply eggs to local farmers licenced to rear crocodiles.There are several crocodile farms in Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties. Male Nile crocodile has arrived to replace the one that died of old age.

The Meru museum has finalized the logistics for transporting another female Nile crocodile from Nairobi to Meru. Mr. Njeru says; ”The male crocodile has been delivered, so now we are bringing a female one. They are juveniles and had been together in Nairobi. The other one in Nairobi is lonely, but will arrive in Meru tomorrow.”

The Museum, located in Meru town, was recently upgraded and more animals brought in. It has snakes, baboons and traditional artifacts as part of its repertoire of attractions.

The Museum curator Cornelius Njeru said they would supply eggs to local farmers licensed to rear crocodiles.There are several crocodile farms in Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties. Mr. Njeru said a male Nile crocodile had arrived to replace the one that died of old age.

The Museum, located in Meru town, was recently upgraded and more animals brought in. It has snakes, baboons and traditional artifacts as part of its repertoire of attractions.

Commercial crocodile farming business is part of a complex industry. It is very profitable, but requires a large amount of initial investment for 3 to 4 years. You have to spend a lots of money before the crocodiles are grown enough and suitable for selling their hides or meat in the international markets. Some areas around the world are suitable for commercial crocodile farming, although success is not guaranteed in this business. Usually larger crocodile farms are more viable and profitable than smaller farms. Here we are describing more about the necessary steps for starting and running this lucrative business.

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