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Business Opportunities in the Agriculture Sector
Which One Is Right for You?
July 19th, 2019
Tags: crop farming, agriculture, vegetable farming, agriculture equipment

Farming offers a broad range of business opportunities for keen entrepreneurs. This article highlights a diverse selection of viable businesses within the sector to help you make an informed choice about which one would be most suited to your business goals.
If you are thinking of buying a farm, read this and decide the option that is right for you.
Plant Nursery
Few businesses are as easy to start as growing and selling your own plants. However, you will need to research the market to develop a good business model and follow the best strategy.
The plant nursery business sustains a variety of business approaches and many successful owners specialise in one primary activity. You might choose to retail direct to customers and the public, or perhaps develop a wholesale business supplying other nurseries, garden centres or large township stores and supermarkets.
Your location will probably determine what plants you grow and where they are marketed. Producing small plants means you can target people with limited garden space.
Fertiliser production or distribution
Fertilisers increase yields and so are essential for farmers wanting to maximise their profits from cropping activities. Fertiliser production itself requires extensive facilities and business investment, but a fertiliser distribution business is all about the logistics of getting the product to the retailers and/or direct to the farming customer.
Fertiliser application rates in Africa are generally low compared to elsewhere in the world, so there is plenty of room for market expansion. The two most common fertilisers are urea (a cheap nitrogen source) and NPK (a blend of nitrogen, phosphate and potassium).
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