Khanya Eggs Business Plan — Appendix D: Risk Register

Detailed risk register scoring likelihood and impact across disease, market, financial and operational risks with named mitigations.

Appendix D: Risk Register

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Risk

Likelihood

Impact

Mitigation

Owner

Highly pathogenic avian influenza

Medium

Very High

Eight houses of differing ages from Stage 5 so one event costs 12.5% of the flock; biosecurity funded from Stage 1; vaccination budgeted throughout at roughly R1.50 per shot; restocking reserve of approximately R500 000 from Stage 4. Uninsured and uncompensated in South Africa.

Founder and retained veterinarian

Feed price increase

High

High

Purchasing ladder from bagged to bulk to contracted to on-farm milling; R620 000 mill at Stage 5. A 10% movement is worth R597 000 of Year 5 EBITDA.

Founder

Egg price below plan

Medium

Very High

Direct and local trade held at 57% of Stage 5 volume; blended price modelled flat in nominal terms. A 5% movement is worth R869 000 of Year 5 EBITDA.

Founder

Hen-day production below plan

Medium

High

Gate conditions at every stage set ahead of the model; pullet quality controls in Section 9; automated feed and water from Stage 4.

Farm manager

Grant funding delayed or refused

High

Medium

Each stage sized so a delayed grant defers a stage rather than stranding a half-built one; full no-grant case in Section 18.3 shows 3.23x debt cover.

Founder

Operator capacity exceeded

Medium

High

Five gates, each requiring documented production and financial evidence before the next tranche is drawn.

Founder

Pullet supplier failure

Medium

High

Two accredited rearers from Stage 3; written delivery commitment held before a house is completed; eighteen-week lead time.

Founder

Mortality above assumption

Medium

Medium

Gate conditions of 10%, 8% and 7.5%; each percentage point is roughly R120 000 of Year 5 gross margin.

Farm manager

Loss of the direct channel

Medium

High

Fixed weekly rounds; grading from Stage 3; wholesale contracted as a release valve rather than depended on. A 10-point shift is worth R520 000.

Founder

Wholesale customer concentration

Medium

Medium

No single customer above a defined share of volume or receivables; credit limits reviewed quarterly.

Sales and accounts

Water or power interruption

Medium

Medium

Borehole and storage upgrade at Stage 3; solar and battery at Stage 4; standby generator at Stage 5.

Farm manager

Records incomplete at a gate

Low

Very High

Daily recording by house from the day the first pullet arrives; records cannot be reconstructed after the fact.

Founder