Heliciculture, commonly known as snail farming, is the process of cultivation of edible snails. The meat and snail eggs can be consumed as escargot (as menu on the table) and as a delicacy. Raising ...

Dr Yemi Popoola, a Livestock Specialist at the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, says snail farming is a very profitable means of livelihood. Popoola told our reporters ...

Snail farming is one of the most underrated but lucrative businesses that has been taken for granted for a long time and the economic benefits are very high to the local farmers. It is advisable that, ...

Fact: 99.9% of restaurants that have escargot on their menu received them in a can from France. Why? No other options. Fresh, never frozen snails are impossible to obtain, even for the country's best ...

IRELAND could slug it out with France, Spain and Italy and become a world leader in selling snails due to the impact of climate change, one of the country’s first snail farmers has claimed. And ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Before he could start farming escargot, Ric Brewer needed to get ...

Hope rises for snail farmers as an Ogun State entrepreneur, Prince Wole Adeyanju, launches an initiative to reduce the long maturity period of the organism. This, he says, will encourage more ...

Ama Serwaa Ennin squats in a greenhouse, proudly showing off her farming produce, her hands full. What she’s holding is her source of pride and future income. But this is not grain or legumes of the ...