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About us
Communal Farmers Market (PTY) LTD is a company based in Mokgalwana, one of the 32 villages of the Bakgatlha Ba Kgafela tribes. The company was founded by Lesika Matlou in January 2018 and started operation in June 2018. In 2016 I started my farming operation with 6 pigs, 10 goats and 5 cows and a bull, and currently have 25 cows, 1 bull, 30 goats and 9 sheep. Two years having started my operations, I went to sell of my cows at the local auction as the price of beef was favourable at R45 a kilo but only sold at R20 a kilo. After a couple of months 27 of my goats where stolen and 3 cows got lost. As a result, I started this company to prevent these two incidents from happening again.
What we do
We install GPS Tracker to the neck of the animal. It is fitted with a GPRS and sim card that use cell phone network towers to connect to the server and send updates to the App. It can give location of the animal with 4G connectivity, temperature monitors to monitor health of the animal, anti-theft collar that can send notification to the owner if tempered with, water proof and solar powered battery. Farmers can buy 10 trackers at R6000 and charged a monthly subscription. The tracker notifies the farmer every 20 minutes on the location of the animal, However farmer can locate the animal anytime he desires by clicking location on the app. The App communicates with the tracker, notification of animal activity and animal husbandry information.
Communal Farmers Market has a registered quality identification mark registered with SAMIC. Under this quality identification mark communal farmers can sell their livestock as grass-fed and access a profitable market. We facilitate farm audits by SAMIC to our farmers, for creditability as grass-fed producers.
CFM offers communal and emerging farmers the opporttuninty to play a meaningful role in the production of beef, by producing. Grass-fed beef. Our trackers assist in traceability of the animal from farm to fork. Our quality identification mark does not discriminate on breeds, no growth hormones and no antibiotics.
Communal Farmers Market charges the farmer for use of quality indication mark at 7.5% of carcass price.
Our Trackers are GPS enabled with 4G connectivity, Temperature monitors, Anti-theft collar, Water proof, Solar panel and battery.
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Organize agricultural activities among communal farmers, to fulfil the potential of agriculture as a main economic driver in rural areas.
Make the world green
It seems that the South African goat industry does not appreciate how great the local and international demand for live goats is. The demand is driven partly by cultural practices, but increasingly it can be attributed to the health characteristics of goat meat. Goats for meat are mainly marketed in the informal sector in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal which is driving the goat industry
Managing calves: keep calves in an area that allows you to observe them quite closely for two weeks. This enables you to prevent the spread of diseases. Calves should have access to plenty fresh water and feed. Working the calves requires a lot of patience, as they are easily excited and stressed. Breeding herds: Establishing a breeding herd is a long-term objective, it also requires more land than in a situation where weaner feeding program is implemented. Consider how you available resources match your long-term objective. There must be adequate feed, and water.
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Ngunis have excellent breeding potential, renowned resistance to tick-borne livestock diseases, and outstanding maternal ability. But feedlots often offer unattractive prices for them. Crossbreeding may solve the problem.
A widespread problem in sub-Saharan Africa, bovine brucellosis can cripple a cattle or dairy farming operation. As no cure is available, all infected animals are required by law to be slaughtered. This makes prevention and control of the disease a crucial aspect of a cattle operation.
Rest and nutrition are both key to ensuring conception, good health and maximum profit
