The farm creates 25 rural jobs, recycles about 780 t of manure a year and runs daytime operations on solar

180 kWp

~780 t

17m

permanent jobs; R4.4m annual payroll

solar PV, cutting grid use and diesel

dried manure a year returned to cropland

eggs a year: affordable protein for the region

Environmental

Social

Governance & welfare

Manure belts and drying cut odour, flies and ammonia

Mortality composting or rendering; no burial near water

Borehole abstraction metered and licensed; wash-water managed

EIA screening and municipal land-use consent before build

Local hiring from Ikageng and surrounds; target 50% women in packhouse

Skills: SAPA and AgriSETA layer training; NWU student placements

Trader development: starter packs and credit for breakages

Occupational health and safety system from day one

Independent director; audited accounts; lender reporting

Hen welfare to SAPA Code of Practice: stocking density, beak care, daily checks

Houses convertible to enriched colony systems

Ownership structured for majority black ownership to access blended finance