Livestock theft
There are 29692 accounts of stock theft reported in South Africa in the year 2018 -2019 financial year. Which accounts to for a 2.9% increase from the previous year. Livestock theft cost the country billions of Rands each year... According to victims of crime reports: Livestock theft is one of the common crimes committed in South Africa. 170 000 goats stolen, 270 000 sheep stolen, 177 000 head of cattle 19% households affected nationally.
What we do
We install GPS Tracker to the neck of the animal. It is fitted with a GPRS and sim card that use cell phone network towers to connect to the server and send updates to the App. It can give location of the animal with 4G connectivity, temperature monitors to monitor health of the animal, anti-theft collar that can send notification to the owner if tempered with, water proof and solar powered battery. Farmers can buy 10 trackers at R6000 and charged a monthly subscription. The tracker notifies the farmer every 20 minutes on the location of the animal, However farmer can locate the animal anytime he desires by clicking location on the app. The App communicates with the tracker, notification of animal activity and animal husbandry information.
Communal Farmers Market has a registered quality identification mark registered with SAMIC. Under this quality identification mark communal farmers can sell their livestock as grass-fed and access a profitable market. We facilitate farm audits by SAMIC to our farmers, for creditability as grass-fed producers.
CFM offers communal and emerging farmers the opportunity to play a meaningful role in the production of beef, by producing Grass-fed beef. Our trackers assist in traceability of the animal from farm to fork. Our quality identification mark does not discriminate on breeds, no growth hormones and no antibiotics.
Communal Farmers Market charges the farmer for use of quality indication mark at 7.5% of carcass price.
Our Trackers are GPS enabled with 4G connectivity, Temperature monitors, Anti-theft collar, Water proof, Solar panel and battery.
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