Water use authorisation

Under the National Water Act; existing lawful use, general authorisation or a full licence depending on volume and source

Before land is leased; a Year 1 gate condition

Company and tax registration

CIPC registration; income tax, VAT and PAYE; tax compliance status pin

Month one; required for every funding application

GLOBALG.A.P. or equivalent

Farm assurance covering food safety, traceability, worker welfare and environment

Process begun Year 3, achieved Year 4 as a gate condition

Traceability

Batch and block records linking inputs applied to produce dispatched

From the first planting; cannot be reconstructed at audit

Agrochemical compliance

Registered products only, applied at label rates, with withholding periods observed and recorded

From the first spray; a residue failure ends a retail relationship permanently

Spray operator certification

Trained and certified applicators; calibration records

Before the first application

Employment

Contracts under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act; UIF and COIDA; sectoral determination for agriculture

From the first appointment

Worker welfare and housing

Ablutions, drinking water, protective equipment, and housing standards where applicable

Audited under GLOBALG.A.P.; also a condition of most retail supply

Packhouse hygiene

Food-contact surfaces, pest control, cold chain records

Before the first direct retail delivery

Insurance

Crop where economic, assets, vehicles, public and product liability

Before the first harvest

Certification and audits

48

86

132

168

208

Insurance

42

68

108

152

198

Combined

90

154

240

320

406

As a share of net revenue

4.4%

3.6%

2.8%

2.3%

2.0%