*ENTREPRENEURS ON FIRE 🔥; A Call to Farming.* Entrepreneurship involves creativity, God was the first entrepreneur. Since He made us in His image, then we are supposed to be like Him, act like Him and be business minded like him. Jesus said He goes about His father's business. Jesus is a business man. You can be a business man! Humans basic needs are food, Shelter and clothing. All are gotten from agriculture. An improvement in this sector of life is called Agribusiness. Definition: Entrepreneur: This is someone who finds a need, a gap in his environment and fills such a gap, meets the needs and at the same time makes money (profit). It is only passion - fire burning in a man - that can propel a man to find a need. Everyone can and should be an entrepreneur. I shall be laying a focus on fish farming as a business. Fish farming is an aspect of aquaculture that deals in cultivation of fish. There are many aspects (Value chain) that everyone/anyone can key into. Pond making/fabrication, fingerlings production, table size culturing, Drying, feed making & sales, oven fabrication, consultancy etc. Statistics have shown that with population increase, the farmers population too needs to increase to meet up demand for basic needs like food, shelter and clothing. In food, there is need for all important proteins especially the one gotten from fish. Fish farmers are now saddled with the responsibility of providing this protein in order to meet demands. That is a gap needed to be filled. By 2030, ¾ of all fish eaten will be from the fish pond. Are you positioning yourself to be a player in this key industry? Why fish farming? 1. Food business is lucrative. 2. Though capital intensive, you can start small. 3. As explained, there is a need to augment protein deficiency. 4. Technical know-how is available and easy in some key value chains. 5. Nigeria is a large market. 6. It can be a side hustle and provide alternative income. Things you must have before you become a fish farmer. 1. You must have basic knowledge. 2. You should have a guide or mentor. 3. You must have a market. 4. You must have constant clean water. 5. You must have reliable and constant fish farming input suppliers. To learn how to set up a fish farming, visit www.catfishpreneur.wordpress.com Conclusion; In the words of Samson Ogbole; Do not pick agriculture because you don't have a job. Do not pick agriculture as a retirement home/plan. Pick Agriculture because; 1. You see a gap and can fill the gap. 2. You are good at it with a unique value. 3. There is a market willing to pay the price for the value. 📷: Fmr Nigeria President Obasanjo in 2023 #catfishpreneur #aquaculture #agribusiness #prodave #prodaveintegratedfarmsandserviceslimited