South Africa - Cedara Feasibility study for pig project 2017.xlsx

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1	St Joseph's Scholasticate
2	Feasibility Study into the establishment of animal husbandry for income generation
3	Developing initiatives for self-sustainability in Oblate formation houses
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7		Define purpose	To take advantage of the availability of land, water and unpaid human resource labour at St Joseph's Scholasticate for income generation to reduce the cost of formation
8		Identify the key stakeholders	Oblate Province of Southern Africa, General Administration of OMI Congregation in their support of self-sustainability, Oblate agencies for the support of mission, formators and scholastics at Joseph's Theological Institute, Conference of Oblate major SUperiors
9		Research into most viable animal husbandry project	A study was made of three animal husbandry opportunities. Chicken, pork and lamb production. It was noted that the chicken industry was unviable as a result of the South African market being flooded by cheap and subsidized chicken from the USA. Local chicken production has collapsed in South Africa. Chicken production in South Africa would be more expensive than retailed chicken in shops. Lamb production required much larger traks of land that is currently available and the production cycle is slow. The pig industry is the only thriving animal husbandry project operating successfully in South Africa with significant technical skill-development support.
10		Technical support from Pig Producers' Organization	The South African government provides technical skills development support for any initiative in pig husbandry at no cost. This was seen as an opportunity and a key indicator of the viability of the industry in light of the collapse of the chicken industry in South Africa.
11		Understanding legal registrations for animal husbandry	Pig husbandry, in light of the risk of the spread of listeriosis, is a regulated industry requiring compliance. The South African Pig Producers Organization assists in legal registration
12		Understanding health and safety requirements	Free training is provided to ensure compliance with the healthy and safety requirements for pig husbandry. Free vetinary services are provided by SAPPO for the initial period of project
13		Understanding waste management requirements	A sudy was made on how to manage the waste from the pig husbandry project. Two requirements were set forward: composting with saw dust, and a large septic tank for non-soluable waste.
14		Understanding air pollution requirements	To reduce air pollution, it was recommended that the project utilise wood shavings in the pig pens. Wood shavings are cheap in the area which has many timber mills. Therefore the cost of wood shavings would be minimal
15		Licencing for sale of products to abbatoir	SAPPO will assist in the legal registration of the piggery to sell its products to the market
16		Training of staff in techinical pig husbandry	Two scholastics and one lay employee have been identified for training
17		Identify training organization support	The training can be done with Bainsfield academy of animal husbandry
18		Estbalish registation with SAPPO for regular monitoring and evaluation	SAPPO requires a monthly visit to the farm for monitoring and evaluation to ensure complianec with health and safety
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21		Determine sales objectives	In order to breakeven and make the project viable in supplying the needs of the Scholasticate, a production of 200 pigs per annum is required
22		Define launch goals (launch timing and publicity objectives)	Launch is planned for June 2016, to enable a supply to market to begin in January 2017
23		Identify channel partners	Boston Abbatoir is identified as channel partner
24		Identify retail partners	Oscars Pork Supplies has agreed to assist as retail partners. The price per kilogramme has been negotiated. The price enables a feasible production.
25		Identify online opportunities	We are linking online supply for other Oblate houses of formation
26		Identify budget requirements	Contsruction budget is calculated at ZAR 700,000.00. Working capital is calculated as ZAR 120,000. Training costs at ZAR 5,000.00
27		Obtain launch budget approval	Approved by the finance committee of St Joseph's Scholasticate. Construction budget is funded from donor agencies
28		Planning	Building plans approval with municiplality, approval of contractor, Determination of construction budget cost with 20% budget differential with contractor, site determination and evaluation, planning enginnering drawings on plumbing and septic tanks, determination of duration of project, provision of water and electricity to site, erection of 10,000 litre water tank for preservation of water supply to piggery at all times, site visit by SAPPO, site visit by vetinerary services, site visit by municipality, erection of a air-control wind breaker to control direction of airflow away from the school, purchase of boar and sows, purchase of starter-pack litter of piglets, storage facilities, establishment of pest control strategies,
29		Kickoff product launch	Porduct launch will be enabled by purchasing a starter-pack litter of piglets from neighbouring pig farm so that there is a product to launch in January 2018
30		Define creative brief	The sales pitch for the piggery: 'Holy Joe's Piggery'
31		Review current literature and plan new requirements	Invited to attend all the farmer training programmes within the district to review current literature, mitigate common risks and review new and emerging animal husbandry practises from skiled farmers in the area
32		Define press release requirements	Press release will be made to Oscars Pork supplies, as 'Holy Jope's Piggery
33		Define product specification literature	We supply as a value-chain supplier and direct to market
34		Prepare for volume manufacturing according to sales goals	Volume will be limited to 200 pigs per annum. Oscars Pork Supplies has agreed in principe to buy all the available pork produced from the Scholasticate, provided it meats grade requirements
35		Supply updated requirements and budgets based on pig production plans	Maintain sales costing to replacement value of grain stock, and this should be updated regularly to ensure sustainability of project
36		Obtain approval for updated plans and budgets.	Municipality of uMgumumdlovu
37		Initiation Phase	Develop boar and six sows, with starter pack litter of pigglets
38		Evaluate market and refine messaging	Market wants choice grade quality meat and this has to be ensured. Meat grading of batches is to be evaluated regularly and depreciation in the quality of meat produced is to be taken seriously with correctyive measures
39		Design and order final packaging	Abbatoir has agreed to ensure that packaging is maintained to required standards, when delivering to Oscar's
40		Create press releases	Advertise through the pig producers association that a new farm has been established. This will create links and build partnerships
41		Create product specification literature	SAPPO provides regular training and invites farmers to product specific development. Particularly to avoid diseases and optimise production outputs through innovative techniques
42		Create sales presentations	Sales presentation to Oscars Pork Supplies must take into account the health and safety support from SAPPO
43		Communicate product launch details to internal organization	Inform the inter-provincial conference of major superiors and treasurers. Invite Oblates from the novitiate and pre-novitiate to understand the processes of the income-generating project
44		Create sales, field, and product support training	This is done through the marketing function of Oscars Pork Supplies
45		Update product forecasts based on market feedback and analysis	Oscar Pork Supplies regularly informs us when there is a glut or a deficit of supply to market and this helps us to determine forecasts for production, and when to sell to market. The timing for artificial insemination is crucial in gaugingthe market as we have to time the supply of pork to market at moments when there is statistically a lower probability of a glu on the market
46		Update launch plan based on forecast	During the initial period, production will not meet the required forecast demand. Forecasting will be taken more seriously in the second year of production. Because of the limitation in initial production, Oscars has agreed to accept all the pigs we send to market
47		Complete and test product	Testing will be done by the grading process at Boston abbatoir
48		Create pork value-added pork products	Establish an in-house butchery for pork products: bacon, ham, sausages, brawn
49		Prepare production pipeline	Develop timing schedule for birthing to ensure ready supply, and optimize space within the piggery
50		Establish new sales channels	Develop in-house sale of pork products to other religious congregations within the area
51		Establish product support mechanisms	Work together with Bainsfield piggery on risk mitigation strategies and on-going learning. Bainsfield piggery is prepared to assist in this product support mechanism
52		Establish field service organizations	SAPPO conduct regular field research and shares monthly reports with the pig producers association
53		Implement change control	It is recognized that regular review of best practises is necessary and where there is a lack of compliance to best practises, then a change control process has to be set in place. The process sets up a best practises schedule and ensures compliance and corrective measures hwere there is a lack
54		Finalize support policy	A formal relationship has been set up with SAPPO to enable, manage, and monitor good policies in animal husbandry. St Joseph's Scholasticate subscribes to these policies to ensure collaboration, a connection to a supply-chain, and skills development
55		Execution Phase COMPLETE	Begin the contrustcion process of the piggery
56		Certify product	SAPPO provides product certification through the registration process
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58		Hire and train sales staff	Training of staff will take place initially for a full-time six week programme by Bainsfield piggery and thereafter, once a year
59		Launch product	This will take place at the end of the cycle of the starter-pack litter in January 2018
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