Why do heavyweight businessmen like Cyril Ramaphosa and Johann Rupert invest in buffalo? Perhaps because they know investment in game farming can outperform that of property and the JSE All Share Index, says game farmer Johan van der Merwe. The game industry’s annual turnover has grown from R62 million to R864 million over the last ten years, as measured by game and livestock marketer Vleissentraal’s auctions, and there’s still a lot of potential, says Van der Merwe. Wiaan van der Linde, owner of Winterhoek, a game farm outside Kimberley and Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA) director, says game farming gives a higher return per hectare than any other farming activity. “Most people allocate 20-30% of their investment portfolios to riskier investments anyway. They can allocate it to game and expect a return of 28-42%, conservatively speaking he explains.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 06:12:35 +0000
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