1. Selecting Location:
Before starting, select a suitable location for your farm. While choosing suitable land for your farm, ensure all types of facilities are available in your location. A suitable clean and fresh water source is a must. Select the land near by the village so that you can easily find labor for your farm. Select the land with easy transportation facilities. Always be sure that, sufficient veterinary service is available in the selected area. You can also check if other producers are available in the selected area or not.
2.Selecting the Products:
After selecting a suitable location for your farm, it’s time to determine the products which you want to produce from your farm. Goats are multi functional animal. You can produce milk, meat, skin, fiber etc. from them. Determine the products you want to produce and go to the next step.
3.Buying High Quality Breeds:
After determining the products you want to produce, buy high quality goat breeds which are suitable for your area/weather conditions. For an example, if you establish dairy goat farm and want to produce milk from your farm, then you have to buy high quality dairy goat breeds. In case of producing meat, you have to buy highly meat productive goat breeds. For commercial purpose you can purchase some goat breeds which are well adapted to your climate. Boer, Kalahari red, Savanah, Saanen, Toggenburg, Anglo Nubian, British Alpine, Angora, French Alpine etc. are such few exotic goats.
4.Housing/Shelter/Sheds:
A good housing system or shelter is very necessary for all types of commercial and domestically raised animals. Goats also need a good housing system for taking rest and keeping them free from predators and adverse conditions. While making housing or shelter for your goats, make proper ventilation system for proper flow of fresh air and sufficient light inside the house/shelter.
