FARMING & LEARNING

Grasscutter Farming Academy

Learn to rear grasscutters (cane rats) – one of the most valued meats in West Africa – in cages instead of hunting them in the bush. Five modules: the animal and its behaviour, cages, climate and hygiene, feeding with guinea grass, elephant grass and a simple concentrate, breeding (about five months of pregnancy, litters of 2–6, weaning at six weeks), and health, records and selling. Every figure comes from studies of captive grasscutters in Ghana, cited lesson by lesson. A breeding calendar works out birth and weaning dates, and a tape-measure tool estimates weight without scales. Questions after each lesson, a final test and a certificate.

Ready to try · Learn to rear grasscutters (cane rats) – one of the most valued meats in West Africa – in cages instead of hunting them in the bush. Five modules: the animal and its behaviour, cages, climate and hygiene, feeding with guinea grass, elephant grass and a simple concentrate, breeding (about five months of pregnancy, litters of 2–6, weaning at six weeks), and health, records and selling. Every figure comes from studies of captive grasscutters in Ghana, cited lesson by lesson. A breeding calendar works out birth and weaning dates, and a tape-measure tool estimates weight without scales. Questions after each lesson, a final test and a certificate.