I had a small talk with a friend if mine about rabbit farming in Zimbabwe. I was shocked not by the information he new about rabbit farming in Zimbabwe, but by the fact that from the time I knew him, he had never talked about farming. After listening to his story, I saw no point of not endosing him as Ziminvestors rabbit farming in Zimbabwe trainer. This is his story:
Some 3 or so years ago, when I was almost going broke, I went back to my old passion of animal farming, I figured I used to keep rabbits; guinea pigs growing up, at one point even had 13 dogs. I did my market research on commercial rabbit farming, I did all the studying I could do, went to every nearby farming college, saw all the big farmers in the industry, visited all the food suppliers I could get hold of, knocked doors on every hotel that matters, every restaurant I thought was inclined towards traditional dishes, I was astonished at the huge appetite that existed in the market. Having done all that I brought my rabbit farming enterprise to profitability within 3 months.
If you have been looking for a lucrative income stream, then commercial rabbit farming might be an option you may want to seriously consider. Rabbit meat and other white meat products have become the most preferred nutritious meals not only locally but even around the world. With careful attention, they are not difficult to raise, with an investment of as little as $600 you can run a commercial Rabbit farming enterprise. The current demand for African dishes is high particularly in hotels and restaurants, an individual farmer can only do as much, it requires a robust community of farmers and entrepreneurs who can seize the unusual opportunity.
Since a Rabbit farming enterprise requires a modest investment, which will mostly be channelled towards simple facilities, well ventilated, warm and free from other harmful domesticated animals like dogs. A small rabbit farm could have 10 to 50 breeding rabbits requiring between $600- $1500, in start-up capital. In Zimbabwe one kilogram sells for about between $8 – $10. The best breeds available in are California White, Chinchilla, New Zealand White, New Zealand Red and Zika.
Breeding stock for a rabbit farm may be bought from local breeders. Medium-sized rabbits breed at 4 to 6 months of age and give birth after a month of gestation. Female rabbits can produce up to 50 live rabbits annually, with births high during the summer. They produce an average of 8 kits per birth.
Feeding rabbits is also much cheaper as compared to other livestock species even though supplementation with concentrates or grain is sometimes necessary and definitely will increase the growth rates. Road side grass, kitchen waste without animal products and garden vegetable leaves provide the main feed at almost no cost to the farmer.
As for the rabbit market, in Zimbabwe Rabbits are used for meat mostly. They have also been used traditionally as testing specimens by laboratories. Their breeds usually determine how they are used. And so, before starting a rabbit Enterprise, it is important that a prospective rabbit breeder determines their passion for animals, establish which market to focus on. Will it be to restaurants, Meat braai venues, meat shops, individual purchasers or hotels or breeders? One can advertise his business in local exhibitions like the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show, rabbit journals and rabbit association directories. In some areas, marketing rabbit products is not so easy. So it will be better, if you determine your marketing plan before starting. You can try your local markets or nearest town.
For purchasing Commercial Rabbit Farming Book, get in touch with the ziminvestors team
Article by. Tonderai Mandaza
seems to be a good and easy project to start…can u start rabbit breading with the same rabbits that we always kept @ our homesteads? What other thingz are required to commercialise my small rabbit project that i alwayz had
THUS A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS HEY? HOW MUCH $/ BREEDING RABBIT
Iam emailing you the information
May you please e-mail me as well on mbebamccullagh@gmail.com
tsuro dzako unodzitengesa mari?
Please email me th infor. I am in Bulawayo, is there anyone I can contact for breeding stock ?
My spouse and i are very much interested in this project idea , may you please email me information as well as contacts of any persons willing to share knowledge.
hello do yu want to start rabbit farming project, type of breeds, more info, join the group whatsapp 0773199278
I am in interested on the business plz email me asp to elisha.szadziwa@gmail.com
Thanks in advance
Kindly give us contacts ,either e-mails or cell numbers.My number is 0772713824.
These projects are good
how are you.
can you please email me the details im writing a project proposal for rabbit rearing and i really could use your help.
There are several disadvantaged communities that we are working with who could use rabbit keeping as a source of income.
please email me at augachikungwa@gmail.com
i am also interested to join rabbit farming group my whatsapp +923226566905
thanks to this page l never had an idea about rabbits
it has touch me that l would want to test it
may l know much about keeping rabbits
Thanks. Am sending your details to our expert right away
Mr simba can turn also send me details think it’s a good investment plus sir washylink@gmail.com
Funny, am just getting into this business, but mainly for braai with the boys over weekends
Interesting. I was shocked tsuro or rabbits costs $10.00 at a joint around Glen Norah and Glen View 7 area in Harare
Man, I need the seed ASAP, where is the expert?
l am interested in the rabbit farming project. where can l get them . Please assist
Iam sending you an email right away
Hi Simbarashe I am interested in this and would like to learn more please could you send me the information on the rabbit project. Thank you
Simba I need rabbit breeding stock may you pleas assist 0772940458
Interested in the project contact me
Thank you sir i was in rabbit farming a few years ago. Pliz where can i find that type of rabbits for breeding you mentioned here and how much
pse can you send me more info on this project.
I am interested in commercial rabbit farming and would be grateful for more information. I would also like to purchase the book.
We supply Rabbit breeding stocks of New Zealand White/Reds, Californian Whites Chinchilla and Rex Rabbits. As well as cross breeds of the above breeds. Feel free to email us on bugsbunnyrabbitry@gmail.com or contact us on David 0772584398 or Trevor 0776191510. Both numbers are WhatsApp compatible.
hie i am into rabbit production please give me more info. thankx
You can buy the comprehensive booklet on rabbit farming
Morning. Does the comprehensive booklet cover medications and where to buy the medications in Zimbabwe. I have only sourced one out let for medication to date. the rest of the project i have covered from cages to weaning. also looking for a buyer for the pelts.
B.B.R
Please send me info. How much is the booklet?
I am interested in commercial rabbit production, currently i am doing broilers but the margins are not nice at all,where do i get the breeding stock ,and can i get a book which outlines the basic information that i may need in breeding and raising rabbits
nice im inspired please send me more information
I am interested in this project. I need to see one that is up and running. Where can I find it?
I am interested,but i dont know where to get the right breeding material eg newzealand white.would want to start with about 10 .
Our rabbit farming expert will get in touch with you. We can book you for an appointment
Thanks Simba, please furnish me with your contact celphone number if you dont mind.
my celphone number is 0772 113 546
I would like to purchase the book let and also get more information on this if you could kindly send it to me.
Dear Simbarashe, can you kindly give me information on rabbits, where I can buy the different types of rabbits, and where possibly I can visit to have an insight into rabbit farming (near Harare). Please kindly give me your full contact details, email, whatsapp number etc – I would be glad to get information from you
Interested in commercial rabbit farming please send further information and provide information on how to set up the ideal pens the type of rabbits and the feeding
can u plz link m to the suppliers of rabbit seed. i got someone pressing to buy and m like wanna start today. thanks
hello can you please send me the contacts of whom i may talk to as well.i am interested in rabbit farming
cn u send me the details i am interested
i have not seen anything yet in my email please please can u send the details
please send me the details
I would like to go into commercial rabbit farming(looking at 1000 +) presently a have nearly at my home project. Please advice on cages, feeds, medicines etc. Is there a ready market for rabbits and please advice on current prices.Thank You.
Interested in commercial rabbit farming please send further information and provide information on how to set up the ideal pens the type of rabbits and the feeding
hie samba how are you….
may u as well email me if the ones I already keep at the back of my house still owk if I may use them to start breeding.
thank you
There are some interesting questions in this discussion,i will respond to the market question;the appetite that exists for rabbit meat cannot be quenched,believe me im speaking from years of experience.i was talking to a new rabbit farmer 2 weeks back,when he heard through a referral that we help rabbit farmers establish profitable enterprises, he got excited and told me that he had 40 rabbits he was wondering where he could sell them, he dropped his jaws when i told him of a single example of an African dishes restaurant (and they are plenty) in Harare, that would gobble his meager 40 rabbits for breakfast, and who require 120 rabbits weekly.So currently the market requires a community of serious farmers in order to attempt to even satisfy it.This is why i developed an easy to understand Rabbit production booklet to raise an army of passionate growers.5 years back when i put my rabbit enterprise in motion i realized that the sea of opportunity required a collective effort to harness it, i would literally turn my phone off from buyers pestering me for more and more of my rabbit meat,So lets get breeding, and walk the walk!!!
How do i get a copy of the book. is it available inbook stores.
nyc business bro, l wld lyk to take the initive pliz help @ calrubka@gmail.com
hi Mr Mandaza. I want to venture into this project so i would like to know where i can get a good breed. I also need your booklet for me to start up my project
Tonde, may you please provide info on where i could get the booklet
How do I get a copy of this book and link up with the rabbit farming community?
I am interested in going back into rabbit rearing, can i have contacts of rabbit breeders where i can get the does and bucks to start with. Thanks man for this article you have restimulated my childhood passion. When i finished high school i kept rabbits and in eight months i had lost count of how many i had after starting with only 6. I would like to commercialise this passion. Please send the contacts of breeders ASAP
Am realy interested to get more information about rabits. Have just started the project in Goromonzi Rural area and would like to join the rabbit association. Please help
i am interested to start the project. Please may i have details to join the community and where i can visit an established set-up for inspiration.
mr Tonde Mandaza i would really like more details from you as im really keen to do this project as well as fish farming.please advise me where i can get the booklet and also if its possible for me to travel up to were your business is situated and see firsthand!??im in bulawayo
I was intrested with the article,”RABBIT FARMING IN ZIMBABWE,”.I need to start keeping rabbits at my backyard in Mhngura,Mashwest province.So l need to know where to buy the bool,COMMERCIAL RABBITS FARMING IN ZIMBABWE.,&Where to buy good breeds of of Rabbits.
Is there any rabbit abattoirs in Zimbabwe that will sloughter for producers. Its hard to try sell a products that is not aproved for sale and the custermer is relying on the producers word of quality.
hy guyz, l’m really interested in the rabbitry l wld lyk get the booklet, & if any1 with an operating project around harare, l wld be interested to visit just checking out hw its working
please brother i need to start the project too but can you help me with where i can get the right breed and at how much
Is there an abattoir in Zim coz I cant slaughter them myself. Seeing all this hype its funny no one has formed the Rabbit Association to help farmers.
Am interested in rabbit farming so please can you furnish me with more information e.g where I can get the breeding rabbits and how they are rared and the markets
Very interesting project. Kindly email me further info and contact of people willing to share information.
Thanks and Bless
PLease email me more information. thanx.
l could like to join the group to learn more about rabbit farming how do l find a handbook
hie im in byo n i keep rabbits but where to sale to its a challenge.is there a plc in byo wth a abbator n if there ways i can b helped
hie kumbie, am interested in keeping rabbits too may you kindly let me know where you bought them..
hie guys.thank you for the idea ..may you kindly assist me with more infor on where to get th rabbits..thank you
I want to keep rabbits esp chinchila giant but I dont know where to get the the rabbits to start with and possibly some funding to boost the business.
good
l m overwhelmed with this story.l want to start rabbit farming.How can l get the books on how to do rabbit farming.
Where can I buy the right breeds of rabbbits to start
rabbit production and at how much?
Ini ndoda kuziva kuti ndikapinda muRabbit farming ndinozotengesera kupi tsuro idzi
Does commercial rabbit farming have a market in Zimbabwe
great info,would love to start this project can you email me more info. Thanks Simba.
Everything has a market even wild fruits from the rural areas,even Madora.
You will obviously have to look for the market,its not like everyone from your hood will come knocking on your door asking after your rabbits.
You will have to work for everything and at times very hard
all the best pals
Hello. i am very much interested and will need all the information there is from caging, feed, medicines, markets, pricing, abaitors and upkeep. please can you email me asap
Interested with the project,I used to do the project my last rabbit gave birth to 14 kits
Thanks for such an educative article. Can you kindly provide me with more information about rabbit farming and the comprehensive book you mentioned in one of your replies.
I would like a copy of the Commercial Rabbit Farming Book where is it sold.
I just came accross this article, years later, but i am eager to try this project. May you please send me literature on this project and also please add me to a group, if there is one? My phone number is 0772528669 and my email address is npparadzai@gmail.com
This article has been helpful and informative may you kindly send the information mveroj08@gmail.com. or add to watsap if there is a group 0776082925
I am into rabbit farming . I need more formation on breeds and market.is there a group where we can share ideas.my number is 0771239736
Iv a number of guinea pigs can you help me find market.I’m in Gweru.
Where can I sell rabbits.I have 3 males and 14 femaies.I have ordered another 30 and by october should be having 60 or so because they are matting.
I stay in kwekwe and would love to attend training anywhere.
Hello Wonderful. I know a couple of guys in Kwekwe doing the project
Ndipowo mbeu, also from Gweru. 0779862288
Hie, how are you, how can i start this business, am seriously intrested.
Excellent Stuff. I am also into this project.
I am in need of breeding stock, please help