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100 Ha Irrigable, 1178 Ha Cropping And Cattle Farm For Sale or For Rent in Choma, Southern Zambia

Fully Operational Unit For Sale Or Rent - Owner Emigrating

Asking Price: $1,500,000 USD  (Negotiable)

The farm is fully operational and will be sold lock stock and barrel bar the cattle as a going concern, walk out, walk in and you carry on farming. Lease would be 12% of annual turnover for the land and facilities plus equipment hire if needed.

Soils are deep sandy loam, the farm is ring and paddock fenced, has cattle handling facilities and spray race.

There are 344 ha of cleared fields
834 ha is natural vegetation and waterways

The farm has easy access to a good tar road linking Lusaka and Livingstone.

There are four 25ha pivot circles cleared and are serviced by a T/L towable pivot, Irrigation water is supplied by boreholes feeding a 5,250,000 liter night storage dam. At present there is enough water to do 25 ha fully irrigated or 50 ha supplementary. Additional boreholes are ready for fitting to increase this hectarage. There is a dam on the Western boundary of the farm but the water rights are tied up with Choma municipality, should the new owner wish to utilise this water they would have to raise the dam wall. There are 16 potential pivot sites marked using satellite imagery.

The cropping program for the 2009 / 2010 season will be 44 ha irrigated tobacco, 25 ha irrigated wheat and 50 ha Soya beans, preparation is ongoing and up to date. There is room for increased areas under cultivation should the market justify it.

There are 10 forced air drying systems, 2 use coal fired automatic stokers, the other 8 use radiators connected to a hot water kettle, (these are currently used for tobacco but can be adapted to dry any farm produce), pressurised steam boiler, 16 conventional barns, brick and stone shed, workshop and various out buildings adequate to handle the proposed program. Equipment includes 5 tractors, 4 trailers, 3 water carts, plough, dam scoop, grader, ridger, ripper, crop sprayer and various bits and pieces again adequate for the program, all well maintained and in good working order. Vehicles are a 2006 Nissan hardbody double cab in immaculate condition, a Mitsubishi 1 ton pick up, old and solid and being used daily and a Toyota surf imported 2nd hand from Japan. There are 2 motorbikes, 1 a Honda 200 trail bike and a disposable Jailing.

The farm is supplied with 3 phase electricity through two transformers, one 160 kva the other 15 kva, there is a 100 kva standby generator.

The owner lives on the farm, farmhouse is basic but has all amenities and a thriving orchard. There is a self contained cottage next to the main homestead and a Managers house built from stone under zinc.

Any crops in storage are not included in the sale and should crops be in the field at the time of sale these will either remain the property of the owner or sold to the buyer at a negotiated rate based on market value and stage of growth.


About This Property

Category:Farms/Ranches
Address:Choma
Southern
Zambia
For Sale/Rent By:Owner
Construction Year:n/a
Area:1,178 Hectares
Bedrooms:n/a
Bathrooms:n/a
Sleeps:n/a
Stories:n/a
Parking Spaces:n/a


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  • Wireless Internet Connection
   

Pictures  (click to view a larger image)

Homestead 1..Homestead 2..Farm self contained cottage..Rear view of the 10 forced air drying units..Night storage dam 5,250,000 liters..78 hp Landini 4 wheel drive..
Part of shed and barns..view of farmyard..Front of some of the forced air drying units..Barns and water tank..Winter wheat crop 2009..September tobacco crop 5 weeks old..
September planted tobacco crop mid Nov 09..September planting picture taken mid Nov just prior to reaping..Same field, different place, September planting..


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