In his interview with CNN (see video below), Ismail, who cultivates snails in large cages in his backyard, shares his experience breeding snails for profit. Snail farming is a niche and unusual business and successful snail farmers like Nigeria’s Ismail Abdulazeez are enjoying the huge rewards of this lucrative but little known venture.

First, the impressive success story of an African snail farmer… Let’s find out how fast these slow animals can bring in cash…. This has created an opportunity in the market for snail breeders and farmers who now cultivate these interesting creatures on small farms and in their backyards for impressive profits. However, as Africa’s population explodes and our forests continue to be sacrificed to build cities, the (bush) supply of snails cannot keep up with the soaring demand. Snails handpicked from the bush (usually in the dead of the night) have been the only way to get snails to the market and dinner table. The Giant African land snail (Achatina species), is known to grow up to 30cm in length and can be found in the dense tropical rain forests across the region from Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana to Nigeria.įor hundreds of years, Africa’s appetite for snails has been served through traditional means. West Africa is home to the largest species of land snail in the world. Snail farming is one of the top interesting business opportunities in Africa.

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