In KwaZulu-Natal, Big 5 game ranching land with lodges can sell for around R25 000 per hectare for a fully developed opportunity, while in the Eastern Cape, premium Big 5 game ranching land can sell for up to R30 000 a hectare depending on its location and proximity to the coast, rivers and so on.

So, the game reserves and national parks of the country reflect the same variety in their fauna and flora. South Africa is the proud home of no fewer than 20 national parks. This includes two of the world’s most famous wildlife reserves, the Kruger National Park and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

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You can apply for an unsecured loan of up to R25 000. The Micro Agricultural Financial Institutions of South Africa (MAFISA) scheme is set up to provide financial services to smallholder farmers. These loans are specifically for input costs. You can also approach a commercial bank for a loan.

South Africans are meat lovers. South African game farms produce about 120,000 to 150,000 tonnes of game meat a year, but exports less than 2,000 tonnes of game meat annually, as Matchdeck reported in 2013. …

Profits generated from the ranches vary, depending on rainfall and land prices, but research indicates that a typical commercial game ranch generates about R220 a hectare of economic output, compared with an average R80 a hectare for conventional livestock farming.

Top 5 game reserves in South Africa

1. Kruger National Park, Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces.
2. Lion Sands Game Reserve, Sabi Sand Game Reserve/Greater Kruger National Park.
3. Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province.
4. Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, Western Cape.
5. Shamwari Game Reserve, Eastern Cape.

Macadamia nuts are hard to beat when it comes to the most lucrative crop per land area used in South Africa. According to statistics from the SA Macadamia Growers’ Association (Samac), the average export price for macadamia kernels in 2017 was R224.

Visit the office of Rural Development and Land Reform Department and obtain the application form to apply for a grant in terms of the Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development Programme, from the respective department. Complete the application with required and relevant information.

Salary Recap The average pay for a Crop Farmer is ZAR 294,446 a year and ZAR 142 an hour in South Africa. The average salary range for a Crop Farmer is between ZAR 217,529 and ZAR 363,456. On average, a Less Than HS Degree is the highest level of education for a Crop Farmer.

This Lovely 728 HA Game Farm is situated approximately 250 kilometers from Pretoria in the lovely Waterberg biosphere in… This lovely 1200 ha ha game or cattle farm is situated approximately 250 kilometers from Pretoria between Vaalwater and…

R 9 000 000 Farm Welgevonden Game Reserve Stationed in the warm Limpopo sun, between the dropping Waterberg mountains you can feel Africa in all its glory. Part of the 500 ha

SOLE MANDATE One of the last magical and unspoiled places left on this earth, where you can step back in time to a world that was cleaner, simpler. At +-6200 hectar… Sole Mandate. An opportunity to own a 2300 ha Big 5 game farm with rights to build your own commercial lodge.

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