A package deal - opportunity to become a fish farmer!
This beautiful 42ha property is being sold as a working fish farm, the asking price includes the full turnkey operating business.
The business consists of three main divisions:
? production and sale of tropical fish.
? production and sale of cold water / pond fish.
? production of baled lucerne.
Currently the majority of the fish produced are sold to pet shop market in Gauteng and the lucerne bales are sold to farmers and horse owners.
All the equipment and infra structure required to continue with the operation is included in the sale. This includes the 9 netted earth dams, the concrete and plastic holding / breeding tanks, the glass tanks, heating equipment, pumps and filters. The dams and tanks are all under shade net
protection or in tunnels. The breeding and sales stock on hand at date of transfer is also included and the customer base. The current owner will provide training to the purchaser. The main fish production lines are koi, comets, fancy gold fish, guppies, angels, swords, siamese fighters, geramies and plecos.
Waste water from the fish farming operation is used to irrigate the 4.2ha of lucerne. There is approximately an additional 20 ha of arable open land which could be utilised for additional fodder production or dry land crops. This farm has registered water rights of 385k liters per day. The current water source for the farm is from a borehole which was yield tested at 70k litres per hour many years ago! Power to the farm is via a 25kva, three phase Eskom supply. A tractor and implements also form part of the sale.
Access to the farm is easy, the one border runs adjacent to the R24. The farm has two natural earth dams in the vlei area, the boundary is fully fenced with a 1.8m fence - in good condition. In terms of buildings the farm has staff quarters, storerooms, a room which holds all the glass tanks, an office and a recently built but incomplete modern farm house.
The homestead is a brick under corrugated iron structure with aluminium window frames, the power cable and water line up to the house are in place. Internal finishes to the house need to be completed.
The property and business are registered in a closed corporation, the prospective purchaser can buy the shares in the company and save on transfer costs.
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