,ETP2601 Assignment 4 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
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LIVESTOCK WEALTH BECOMES MULTIMILLION-RAND
ENTERPRISE Livestock Wealth (LSW), a livestock crowd
farming platform, has become a multimillion-rand enterprise,
and is expanding its offerings to include agricultural food
products, planted in a smart farming connected system.
Developed by KwaZulu-Natal-born electro-mechanical engineer
Ntuthuko Shezi in 2015, Livestock Wealth offers people with no
access to land, time or skills the opportunity to own livestock
within a professionally managed farming operation. The Web
and mobile application allow investors to invest their money in
cows rather than in unit trusts, shares or exchange-traded funds.
Through connecting its network of small-scale partner farmers
to investors, the business model allows farmers who cannot
afford to scale their business to access capital, while offering the
investor an opportunity to invest in assets which are not
influenced by financial market trends. Cattle farming in South
Africa is estimated to be worth around R142 billion, with the
local beef industry generating an estimated $144 million in
exports in 2017, according to data from Trade Map. After seeing
multimillion-rand growth, the investment company says it has
now expanded its offerings to include an array of agricultural
assets that can be owned by potential investors, including sugar
, cane plants, macadamia trees, and maize plants and a separate
option of investing in a connected garden system which grows
all types of organic vegetables. Speaking at a business update in
Johannesburg yesterday, Shezi explained that the new offerings
give investors who lack the time and farming expertise the
opportunity to own tangible, high value, growing assets. “Our
goal is to give ordinary citizens an opportunity to invest in a
long-term investment plan on any agricultural product that has
the potential to yield great investments. For instance, macadamia
trees, the most lucrative crop in South Africa, can cost around
R20 000 per hectare for the investor, but after a few years of
growth, one tree can reap rewards on a minimum investment of
around R80 000.” Potential investors can buy online, from the
partner farmer, while Livestock Wealth facilitates and manages
the assets like an investment portfolio. The South African
macadamia industry is the largest producer of macadamia nuts
worldwide. According to the 2018 World Nut and Dried Fruit
Conference, an estimated yield of 53 500 tonnes of macadamia
trees reaped a sales value of well over R3.2 billion in 2018. The
connected garden system, a pool-table-sized garden which
grows any vegetable crop, including spinach, lettuce,
cauliflower and brussel sprouts, is managed around the clock by
an experienced partner farmer. Investors can own several smart
garden systems, which are connected to an internet of things
monitoring system, allowing the farmer to track the
environmental condition of the plants, while the investor can
view and track the plants at almost any time via the app.
“Because farmers receive a seasonal income, the biggest
problem they face is gaining access to funding to help them
Semester 1 2025 - DUE 8 May 2025 ;100% trusted,
comprehensive and complete reliable solution with
clear explanation
LIVESTOCK WEALTH BECOMES MULTIMILLION-RAND
ENTERPRISE Livestock Wealth (LSW), a livestock crowd
farming platform, has become a multimillion-rand enterprise,
and is expanding its offerings to include agricultural food
products, planted in a smart farming connected system.
Developed by KwaZulu-Natal-born electro-mechanical engineer
Ntuthuko Shezi in 2015, Livestock Wealth offers people with no
access to land, time or skills the opportunity to own livestock
within a professionally managed farming operation. The Web
and mobile application allow investors to invest their money in
cows rather than in unit trusts, shares or exchange-traded funds.
Through connecting its network of small-scale partner farmers
to investors, the business model allows farmers who cannot
afford to scale their business to access capital, while offering the
investor an opportunity to invest in assets which are not
influenced by financial market trends. Cattle farming in South
Africa is estimated to be worth around R142 billion, with the
local beef industry generating an estimated $144 million in
exports in 2017, according to data from Trade Map. After seeing
multimillion-rand growth, the investment company says it has
now expanded its offerings to include an array of agricultural
assets that can be owned by potential investors, including sugar
, cane plants, macadamia trees, and maize plants and a separate
option of investing in a connected garden system which grows
all types of organic vegetables. Speaking at a business update in
Johannesburg yesterday, Shezi explained that the new offerings
give investors who lack the time and farming expertise the
opportunity to own tangible, high value, growing assets. “Our
goal is to give ordinary citizens an opportunity to invest in a
long-term investment plan on any agricultural product that has
the potential to yield great investments. For instance, macadamia
trees, the most lucrative crop in South Africa, can cost around
R20 000 per hectare for the investor, but after a few years of
growth, one tree can reap rewards on a minimum investment of
around R80 000.” Potential investors can buy online, from the
partner farmer, while Livestock Wealth facilitates and manages
the assets like an investment portfolio. The South African
macadamia industry is the largest producer of macadamia nuts
worldwide. According to the 2018 World Nut and Dried Fruit
Conference, an estimated yield of 53 500 tonnes of macadamia
trees reaped a sales value of well over R3.2 billion in 2018. The
connected garden system, a pool-table-sized garden which
grows any vegetable crop, including spinach, lettuce,
cauliflower and brussel sprouts, is managed around the clock by
an experienced partner farmer. Investors can own several smart
garden systems, which are connected to an internet of things
monitoring system, allowing the farmer to track the
environmental condition of the plants, while the investor can
view and track the plants at almost any time via the app.
“Because farmers receive a seasonal income, the biggest
problem they face is gaining access to funding to help them
