An analysis of the reasons why small-scale rex rabbit farmers are not making money
An analysis of the reasons why small-scale rex rabbit farmers are not making money
There are many small-scale rex rabbit farmers in this county. However, when you do the accounts carefully, most of them are probably not making money. The reasons, on reflection, are mainly the following:
First: They do not know how to base themselves on local conditions and adapt to local resources. Most farmers understand nothing at all about designing feed formulas for rabbit farming. The formulas they use are either copied straight from books or picked up from hearsay. As a result, the formulas are either unscientific or too costly. They do not know how to make full use of local resources to design reasonable formulas.
Second: Poor awareness of product quality. When buying breeding rabbits, most small-scale farmers go for cheap bargains, buying from markets or from other small-scale farmers. What they buy this way are not breeding rabbits at all, and the quality is extremely poor. Therefore, they cannot produce top-quality commercial rabbits.
Third: Valuing breeding rabbits while neglecting management. Some farmers pay high prices to buy good breeding rabbits. But they neglect the importance of feeding management, causing the breeding rabbits to degenerate rapidly. In the end, they still cannot produce good commercial rabbits. In addition, poor management causes a high rabbit mortality rate and a lower slaughter rate. This directly affects the farmers' income.
Fourth: No economies of scale. The commercial rabbits produced by small-scale farmers, one household at a time, are relatively few in quantity, and small traders drive the prices down against each other, so even if the product quality is good, it cannot fetch a good price.
To sum up the above. If small-scale rex rabbit farmers want to make money, they must change their outdated ways of thinking. They must put more effort into breeding techniques and management, fully establish a quality awareness, and take the path of joint development. Only by joining forces can they improve their own ability to withstand market risks, increase their room for bargaining with traders, and reduce costs more effectively. Ultimately, they can achieve the highest returns from their products.
Friends who are interested in rex rabbit farming are welcome to discuss with me, in search of a path of common development.
First: They do not know how to base themselves on local conditions and adapt to local resources. Most farmers understand nothing at all about designing feed formulas for rabbit farming. The formulas they use are either copied straight from books or picked up from hearsay. As a result, the formulas are either unscientific or too costly. They do not know how to make full use of local resources to design reasonable formulas.
Second: Poor awareness of product quality. When buying breeding rabbits, most small-scale farmers go for cheap bargains, buying from markets or from other small-scale farmers. What they buy this way are not breeding rabbits at all, and the quality is extremely poor. Therefore, they cannot produce top-quality commercial rabbits.
Third: Valuing breeding rabbits while neglecting management. Some farmers pay high prices to buy good breeding rabbits. But they neglect the importance of feeding management, causing the breeding rabbits to degenerate rapidly. In the end, they still cannot produce good commercial rabbits. In addition, poor management causes a high rabbit mortality rate and a lower slaughter rate. This directly affects the farmers' income.
Fourth: No economies of scale. The commercial rabbits produced by small-scale farmers, one household at a time, are relatively few in quantity, and small traders drive the prices down against each other, so even if the product quality is good, it cannot fetch a good price.
To sum up the above. If small-scale rex rabbit farmers want to make money, they must change their outdated ways of thinking. They must put more effort into breeding techniques and management, fully establish a quality awareness, and take the path of joint development. Only by joining forces can they improve their own ability to withstand market risks, increase their room for bargaining with traders, and reduce costs more effectively. Ultimately, they can achieve the highest returns from their products.
Friends who are interested in rex rabbit farming are welcome to discuss with me, in search of a path of common development.