What documents are needed for small-scale farming, and which projects carry lower risk?

The farming industry has always been an industry that everyone is optimistic about, but generally large-scale operations require relatively more capital and effort to invest, so many beginners choose to start with small-scale farming projects. Let's take a look below at what documents are needed for small-scale farming? Which farming projects carry slightly lower risk?

1. What documents are needed for small-scale farming?

1. Animal Epidemic Prevention Conditions Qualification Certificate

The Animal Epidemic Prevention Conditions Qualification Certificate is for the production and business activities of units and individuals establishing animal breeding farms, farming communities, animal isolation facilities, animal slaughter and processing plants, and harmless treatment facilities for animals and animal products; after review by the veterinary management department and approval confirming compliance with conditions for the prevention, control and elimination of animal epidemics, this animal epidemic prevention conditions permit certificate is issued. It has a registered and filed license number.

2. Environmental Impact Assessment procedures

If you cannot pass the environmental impact assessment, you cannot set up a farm; for this you need to apply to the local environmental protection bureau. It should be noted that if the farming project involves soil and water conservation, an opinion from the water conservancy administrative department must be issued;

for projects involving farmland protection zones, an opinion from the agriculture and land administrative departments must be issued; for those involving aquatic animal protection, an opinion from the fishery administrative department must be issued; and for those involving nature reserves, an opinion from the forestry administrative department must be issued.

3. Business License

If it is breeding of improved livestock and poultry, a business license also needs to be handled; this certificate must first be reviewed and approved by the provincial animal husbandry administrative department, then submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture for verification. A business license is a certificate of licensed operation that certain industries must obtain through permission as stipulated by law and that is handled by the competent department, such as a tobacco monopoly license, pharmaceutical business license, hazardous chemicals business license, etc.

2. Which farming projects carry slightly lower risk?

Any farming project carries risk, and any industry carries risk; you need to assess it yourself in advance. Here are a few small-scale farming projects for everyone's reference:

1. River shrimp farming

River shrimp is a high-quality freshwater shrimp species. It is found in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and ponds in many parts of our country. Its reproductive capacity is also relatively strong, and its survival rate is high. River shrimp generally fetch a relatively higher price in winter, especially around the Spring Festival, so you can choose to harvest and sell around the Spring Festival, which will bring higher returns.

River shrimp are just the river shrimp from big rivers; wild ones generally feed on some floating organisms in the river, but if you want to farm them artificially, the required yield is certainly greater than that of wild ones in the river, so you need to add some bait such as fresh fish and shellfish meat. The amount of bait fed should be appropriately adjusted according to factors such as the body weight and growth condition of the river shrimp, as well as how much they ate the previous day.

2. Cattle farming

Cattle farming: cattle are herbivorous animals, and generally convert forage and grain into body weight, so the farming cost is relatively lower, and beef is also relatively popular across the country.

Among common livestock and poultry farming projects, the most stable is none other than beef cattle farming. Over the past 10 years, beef cattle prices have maintained a trend of slow growth and have never seen major ups and downs. In addition, infectious diseases in cattle are relatively few and easy to prevent and control, but in recent years the price of calves has risen considerably, which has little impact on cattle farmers mainly engaged in pure breeding or self-breeding and self-raising, but the profit space of cattle farmers mainly engaged in pure fattening has been greatly squeezed.

3. Sheep farming

Many sheep farmers are distributed across various parts of our country, and there are also many locally distinctive goats, plus people everywhere have the habit of tonifying their health in winter, so mutton has become the first choice for nourishment. This year mutton prices have rebounded somewhat, which is still good news for farmers.