An unusual idea doesn’t have to be a bad idea. All over the world, every day, people like you and me are coming up with unusual ideas that end up being huge successes. In this article I am going to talk about a couple of great examples of unusual business ideas that have to do with cows. Read on to see what I’m talking about.
Unusual business idea: manure for export
What entrepreneur in another country could take this idea and turn it into an export business? New Delhi authorities plan to export cow dung and urine to the United States.
The manure, produced by thousands of stray cattle on the city streets, will be composted and the urine will be turned into a biopesticide. Officials say the initiative is not only meant to make money but also to tackle the problem of the city’s 35,000 stray cows.
The civic agency is in the process of purchasing hydraulic trucks to be able to catch stray cattle and transport them to shelters in and around Delhi.
Vardhman Bapna, a spokesman for the Morarka Foundation which is working on the project, told The Times of India: “While there is no shortage of cows in the US, the demand for Indian cow dung is quite high.” . He added that chemical analysis reveals that Indian cow manure outperforms the US version in terms of organic content.
Unusual Business Idea – Rent-A-Cow
Cheese lovers can rent their own cheese farm: a brown and white cow that lives in a Swiss mountain. Dairy farmer Paul Wyler offers his cows for rent on the Internet, and all the cheese they produce goes to the “owner”.
The cows cost about $280 for the summer, with Wyler taking care of the animals and making cheese from their milk. Tenants can view pictures of the animals on Wyler’s website before paying.
Wyler and his wife, Helga, run a 50-head farm in the Brienz area of the Bernese Oberland. They already rent some of the cows to restaurants and say they came up with the Rent-a-Cow idea because they couldn’t sell as much cheese as they produce each year.
What did you think of those ideas? Did it inspire you to think of an idea(s) of your own? Perhaps it gave you the courage to try that idea that has been lurking in the back of your mind? Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading this article and I can’t wait to share more unusual business ideas with you. May ideas come to you when you need them most.
