Our journey into goat farming. It has been a long one.
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My wife and I have our family roots in farming. But the both of us became city children and sort of grew out of our farm roots.
But clearly some roots still stayed.
I became a so called corporate worker in Kuala Lumpur and met and married my wife when both of us worked for a short while in one of the banks. And I think it was in 1996/97 when our roots started to reassert. It was also the beginning days of the Asian Financial Crisis.
We brainstormed for a “recession proof business” and settled on food. Figuring that Malaysia had moved quite away from agriculture under our previous Prime Minister’s industrialisation programs, and that we, Malaysian Muslims, needed live animals for the religious occasions of korban and aqiqah, we settled on animal husbandry.
Our sum knowledge of animal farming was zero. With the desktop research skills I had, we managed to put up a proposal to apply for land from Jabatan Haiwan, Johor for land to do cow rearing.
And we got 50 acres around Segamat. That was our start.
And then I got a job in Africa that took me away for 3 years. Though I came back frequently, my wife found it difficult to manage the mechanics and logistics of trying to set up a farm and raise a family single-handedly.
So we decided to return the land back to the Jabatan and that was the end of Phase 1 of our journey.
We still continued to do our research into cow and goat rearing and I visited many farms whilst in Africa and well as in India where I later worked for 2 years.
The critical success factors, in our view, are:-
a) Suitable land,
b) Adequate capital,
c) Suitable workers,
d) Trustworthy management
e) Technical support
All the pieces finally fell together and in September 07, we signed an agreement with Unggah to lease her land for a JV in goat rearing.
Now when I look back over all those years, I remember those times spent looking for land to buy or lease. Many of the leasing arrangements fell apart due to one reason or another, whilst the lands for sale were either way out in price or location.
Unggah helped raise my wife in Tampin / Alor Gajah when my father-in-law was working in Singapore. She loves my wife like her own daughter (she has 3 daughters of her own). Unggah’s mother, Puan Induk, helped looked after my son when he was born and we had a new maid at that time.
Alhamdulillah, everything is now all systems go.
My objectives are clear. I shall do all I can to make the farm succeed and further Unggah’s family economically and intellectually. I have to work out a system and just follow the system and, Insya’Allah, everything should fall into place.
And I have great resources to base my system design upon.
For one almost all goat farmers in Malaysia are friendly and very unselfish in sharing experiences. I can never ever repay Tuan Haji Mustapha for all the time and effort he has spent in guiding me before I spent any money on the farm.
In addition, a National Association has just been formed from whom I can also get guidance.
And not to forget Government Agencies like AGRO Bank, Jabatan Haiwan, and the various District Offices.
My husband and I are also interested in goat farming,Unfortunately in Singapore,it is impossible.My husband is a Malay and we are Muslim.Do you think the Malaysian government will help us?We plan to spent our retirement age doing farming.
Hi,
Thanks for dropping by. I am not sure if the Malaysian Government will help you. However there is a lot of help given to farmers.
If you are serious about farming, it may be worth your while to visit as many farms as you can, listen to the pros and cons, before making up your minds.
There are a number of farms which conduct training courses on feedstock management.
If our decision to enter into farming is largely dependent on Government help, then this business may not be the most suitable.
Please email to me at ladangfatima@gmail.com if there is any other specific assistance that I may be able to give.
Wassalam
Salam to all.
I was reading comment #1 and am quite happy to hear a fellow Singaporean who loves the idea of farming.
I agree with what ladangfatima mentioned on visiting as many farms as possible. I too am from Singapore and before we started about 6 months ago, the research made was early as 2008 Jan/Feb. We didn’t start anything until about Jun 08.
BTW, I’m starting a new blog singaporefarmers.blogspot.com very soon. Hope you would contribute to that blog too.
Ohh BTW, I came across alot of wonderful information in ladangfatima web. This industry is about learning and non-stop learning. I just love it..!
k.azam
Hi I am just started my dairy goat farm.
Just like you said, visit as many farm as I can, including farm in the net.
Can not wait to see those idea about singaporefarmer.blogspot
BTW I am Indonesian, working and living ini Singapore
Best regard
Hi, Tony,
Congratulations. Where is your farm by the way? It will be good if you document your journey in a blog for all of us to learn from.
Cheers
hi everyone,i am Indian,and having my own commercially run goat farm .recently i have come in touch by an international company who are providing finest quality advanced genetics in sheep and goats,that is EMBRYO TRANSFER,if some one is interested in this technic,please feel free to contact me .thank you and all the best
regards
shibi
hi there…
i just pass by ur blog and i think i would like to offer some help.
this is what i can offer u…
i’m a supplier for crystal salt or “garam bukit” that been use as a mineral supplement for the animal like goat.
i can supply to almost everywhere around malaysia and the lowest price u can get.
so if u need any help about it feel free to contact me on my email or also u can contact me on 0136924889.
btw u can search additional info about crystal salt on the internet.
p/s: i also can supply any product from crystal salt.
thank you so much and wish u gud luck on ur journey.
opss forgot to put my email address…:)
btw this is my email address
suhaimie.taka@gmail.com
if you need any amount of original garam bukit supplement with the best price in malaysia feel free to contact me anytime…thank you and hope to hear from you again…;)
I am interested in goat farming. my knowledge is zero but I have the capital but no place to start with but I intend somewhere in Gelang Patah… Can you give me an idea of how the best way to start them….
Kannan,
Thank you for visiting my blog. My advice to you before you start your farm is to visit at least 5 - 10 farms. Ask the owners and take notes of their answers. Ask them how they make money, what are their problems, and what would they do different if they were to start all over.
After you have the answers to all these questions, contact me.
Regards
salam. it has been my childhood dream to own a farm. both my husband and i have the same interest. but due to work constraint and rearing children the dream has not change to reality yet. this morning i just said to myself today is the day and am going to get as much information as i can to make my dream a reality. good to know that there are other people who share the same passion. I sure need yr help and will follow yr advice. my main purpose in this venture is to provide halal food to muslims and create a base for my children to venture into business. by the way what is the mininum size of land required to breed goat or cow.
Assalamu’alaikum, Puan,
Thank you for your kind comments on my blog. I am not sure I’m qualified to be your adviser on your ternakan project. But, Insya’Allah, what little ilmu I have, I’ll gladly share.
You have said that your main purpose is to provide halal food and to create a business base.
I wonder why you have chosen ternakan kambing / lembu as the option for the halal food. For example you can buy the kambing, sembilih and get the halal meat.
The reason why I am saying this is that kambing raising is not as easy as many (including me) think. In fact, we at Ladang Fatima have taken a temporary break from kambing rearing.
We are going into pertanian instead.
Please keep in touch.
Wassalam
Assallamu Allikkum,
I am Abdul Malick, tamilnadu, Indian. Since last 15 years I am working in Saudi Arabia. I am planning to buy a land and start goat firm. Will you please advice me the following:-
1. How to make budgeting for the farm, and what are basics I should follow…
2. Where to buy the Boer goats
3. Have you seen any farms in India?
4. After how many years, I can take profit.
5. Shall I 100% depend on the farm income or keep my job, and appoint someone to manage my farm.
Please share with me your knowledge…
May Allah give baraka in your farm…(masha Allah)
Assalam alaikum,
I am presently working in kuwait & want to start goat farm in Maharashtra, India, if its possible to you to provide by email brief or detail information about this project like, what is the basics one must know, how to structure the project, initial investment respect to the money, land, minimum quantity of goats, types of goats, goat breeding & diseases etc.
Masha ALLAH, may ALLAH bless to you with his best for all you do with pure will in this life and after this worldly life,
Wishing you all the best Aameen
I want to start this as a business but don’t have any knowledge about the same required information about goat farming
assalamu alaiku all
i want to start got farming & i dont know anything about it pls guide me
assalamu alaikum
Mashallah, you have very good setup.
I am presently working in Saudi & want to start goat farm in Maharashtra, India, if its possible to you to provide by email brief or detail information about this project.
Mainly..
1. How to make budgeting for the farm, and what are basics I should follow…
2. Where to buy the Boer/Usmani goats
3. After how many years, I can take profit.
5. Shall I 100% depend on the farm income or keep my job, and appoint someone to manage my farm.
Please keep in touch.
Wassalam
Assalam alaikum,
I had sent the email to you on June 22, 2009 (ref. to comment #: 14), but I have not received any reply from your side, pls. provide me the other genuine & reliable sources, it you are unable to provide the information for the setup in India, I understand, your setup is not in India & may be you do not have information related setup in India, but I sincerely request if you have any reliable source in India, pls. let me know as soon as possible & be in touch through email.
Thanks & Best Regards
Assalam alaikum,
I had sent the email to you on June 22, 2009, but I have not received any reply from your side, pls. provide me the other genuine & reliable sources, it you are unable to provide the information for the setup in India, I understand, your setup is not in India & may be you do not have information related setup in India, but I sincerely request if you have any reliable source in India, pls. let me know as soon as possible & be in touch through email.
Thanks & Best Regards
I am interested to try my hand on goat farming. Thinking of leasing a 2 acre piece of land in Klang for a start. Appreciate it if you could give me advice on how to start a goat farm on matters pertaining to start up capital,
type of land such as terrain, optimum no. of goats per acre, source of breed of goats, types of goats, goat breeding & diseases etc.
Hope to hear from you. Thanks.
Regards
Bruce
Asalam alaikum,
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Goats are becoming a popular addition to the family farm or homestead. Some people think they make great pets, while others keep them around to keep the grasses down in their fields and orchards. But still, the predominant reason goats are brought onto the family homestead is for milk or red meet production.
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Assalamu alaikum to all my muslim brothers & SISTERS
I am from Bangalore India like to set a small-medium BOER GOAT FARM . I AM PRESENTLY IN JEDDAH SAUDI ARBIA PL DO THE NEED FULL IN GIVEING ME GOOD LEADS(INFORMATION IN THIS REGARD )
THANKIG YOU & BEST REGARDS
dear sir,i want to set up a goat farm in nagpur district.i want to know each and everything about it. if i get a chance to visit any goat farm in maharashta to see it practically it will nice for me.
sir please send me all detail of goat farming