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10 Common Canada Jobs in High Demand in 2024

  It is no longer news that Canada is the destination of many immigrants. If you are interested in common jobs in Canada, you are not alone.  Everyone who migrates to a beautiful country like Canada would look for a job that pays the bills and makes life more comfortable.   But first thing first: you need a good job that will set you on the path to achieving the Canadian dream. Here are 10 common jobs in Canada:  Top 10 In-demand Jobs in Canada   ACCOUNTANTS The role of an accountant is important in every organization, company and industry. For a business to measure its growth, they need someone to help in the management of its resources. The aftermath of the global pandemic brought several challenges that needed professional monitoring of business success.  Businesses in a country like Canada are always on the lookout for accountants. One thing is sure: your growth within the next few years on the job will surprise you.  The salary of accountants varies from province to province. Albe

HELICULTURE AS A SOURCE OF INCOME IN NIGERIA

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HELICULTURE AS A SOURCE OF INCOME IN NIGERIA. If you are looking towards investing in the livestock industry to generate income, then one of your best option is to start Heliculture ( snail farming ). As a matter of fact, snail farming requires low start -up capital and anyone who is serious about business can generate good income from the business. Heliculture is one area in the livestock farming industry which has the potential to ensure regular meat supply in the country and sustainable income for farmers.

Feeds and Feeding in Snail Farming

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Feeding takes the largest percentage of the total cost of a livestock production. This is one of the distinct features of Agriculture.    Feeding is very important in livestock production; the nature of the feed your farm animals eat the better and improved their productivity.    Thus, snail feeding is very important and a major factor potential snail farmer should consider greatly.   It is imperative a farmer understands snail feeding habit and the type of food snails eat.  Snails are wonderful animals, the effect of the food they eat is more pronounced in snails than other livestock animals.  

Factors To Consider Before You Start Snail Farming

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  The act or science of raising snails for food is called  Heliculture ( Snail farming). Snails belong to the second largest group in the animal kingdom Phylum molusca, among the invertebrates i.e. animal without backbone. Snails are hermaphroditic (capable of self-fertilization) in nature; this means that each snail has both the male and female reproductive organs. Snails reproduce rapidly; they are capable of producing more than 300 eggs, which hatch into snails. It is now possible to produce 1,000,000 snails twice a year.

How To Start Snail Farming Business in Nigeria

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‘Snail experts’ who tell you to construct a pen, buy snails from their own farms , feed them with paw-paw leaves or a ‘super formulated feed’ , allow each parent snail lay anywhere from 20-400 eggs 5-6 times a year, achieve 100% hatch-ability so you can have 1,000,000 baby snails (one million) snails worth N200,000,000 (one million dollars) in an 12 additional months is simply not being practical.