Karoo Prime Lamb Farms — Company Overview
Karoo Prime Lamb Farms will operate a vertically focused commercial sheep farming enterprise centred on the production and sale of premium lamb and mutton. The business model is predicated on three primary revenue streams:
Section 2 · Business Plan
Company Overview
Karoo Prime Lamb Farms will operate a vertically focused commercial sheep farming enterprise centred on the production and sale of premium lamb and mutton. The business model is predicated on three primary revenue streams:
2.1 Company Details
| Detail | Description |
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| Registered Name | Karoo Prime Lamb Farms (Pty) Ltd |
| Registration Number | 2026/XXXXXX/07 |
| Legal Structure | Private Company (Republic of South Africa) |
| Registered Address | Farm Rietfontein, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, 6280 |
| Operational Address | Farm Rietfontein, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, 6280 |
| Industry Sector | Agriculture – Livestock Farming (SIC 0121) |
| B-BBEE Level | Level 2 (targeted) |
| Tax Reference | To be registered with SARS upon incorporation |
| Financial Year End | 28 February |
2.2 Business Model
Karoo Prime Lamb Farms will operate a vertically focused commercial sheep farming enterprise centred on the production and sale of premium lamb and mutton. The business model is predicated on three primary revenue streams:
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Primary Revenue (approximately 75% of income): Sale of slaughter-ready lambs (aged 4–6 months, weighing 38–45 kg live weight) to registered abattoirs and wholesale meat distributors under contracted offtake agreements.
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Secondary Revenue (approximately 15% of income): Sale of high-quality breeding stock (rams and ewes) to commercial and emerging farmers through private sales and livestock auctions.
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Tertiary Revenue (approximately 10% of income): Wool clip sales from Merino and Dohne Merino sheep, marketed through established wool brokers.
2.3 Location Rationale
Graaff-Reinet, situated in the heartland of the Great Karoo, offers a uniquely advantageous operating environment for commercial sheep farming:
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The region’s indigenous Karoo shrubland vegetation imparts distinctive flavour characteristics to lamb, supporting premium pricing and potential Karoo Meat of Origin certification.
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Average annual rainfall of 250–350mm supports extensive grazing with appropriate stocking rates of 8–12 hectares per large stock unit (LSU).
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Proximity to major livestock markets, auction facilities, and registered abattoirs in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces.
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Well-established agricultural infrastructure, veterinary services, and farming community with generational expertise in sheep husbandry.
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Strategic road linkages via the N9 national route facilitating efficient livestock transport to market.
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