Advantages of Rearing Goat



1.  Starting a goat farming business requires low initial investment or capital.

2.   Goats don’t require huge area for housing because their body size is comparatively smaller than other livestock animals.

3.   Goat creates employment to the rural poor besides effectively utilizing unpaid family labour. There is ample scope for establishing cottage industries based on goat meat and milk products and value addition to skin and fibre.

4.   Usually goats are very friendly in nature and very lovable.

5.   No religious taboo against goat farming and meat consumption.

6.   There is no need of a high end housing system for goats. Even they can easily share their living place with their owners or his/her other livestock animals.

7.   Diseases are less in goats than other domestic animals.

8.   Goats are easily available, comparatively cheaper in price, easy to maintain.

9.   They are capable of adopting themselves with almost all types of agro climatic environments or conditions. They can tolerate high and low temperature throughout the world. They also can tolerate hot climate more than other animals.

10.   According to the investment per unit they produce more than other domestic animals. And the ROI (return of investment) ratio is very good.

11.   Goat meat has a huge demand and high price in the local and international markets. Goats can be milked as often as required.

12.   You can use the goat’s manure as a high quality natural fertilizer in crop field.