A commercially run crop and livestock enterprise on 597 hectares of community land in the Lichtenburg grain belt.
Thobo means harvest in Setswana. The name is the plan.
597 hectaresMixed arable and grazing land at Dudfield
Six-year leaseSecured tenure from 2026 to 2032
Crops and livestockMaize, sunflower, soya, cattle, sheep and goats
Thobo Farm farms 597 hectares of the Barolong Boo Rapulana community's land at Dudfield, in the Lichtenburg grain belt of North West Province.
We grow white maize, sunflower and soya, and run cattle, sheep and goats on the same ground, so that each enterprise feeds the next.
Our aim is a commercially run, professionally governed farm that turns long-term community land into dependable income for the landowners, for our shareholders and for the people we employ.
Arable and grazing areas are approximate.
Portion 21 of the farm Dudfield 35 IP lies in Ditsobotla Local Municipality, west of Lichtenburg, in the heart of South Africa's summer-rainfall grain region.
The land belongs to the Barolong Boo Rapulana Communal Property Association. Thobo farms it under a six-year lease that runs from 2026 to 2032.
The closed ring in our mark is a promise: custody, not ownership. We farm this land as its stewards.
We never pledge or cede the community's land. It stays outside every funding arrangement we enter into.
Stock numbers are kept within what the veld can carry. The land must leave our hands in better shape.
We work with the CPA committee on every matter that touches the land. The community is kept informed, never surprised.
The farm divides roughly in half between arable lands and natural grazing. Running both on one unit spreads risk across seasons and markets, and lets every by-product earn its keep.
Each enterprise hands something on to the next, season after season.
Maize and sunflower residue becomes low-cost winter feed.
Grazing herds put manure back onto the lands.
Fixed nitrogen cuts fertiliser cost for the next maize.
Sales through the year cover costs between harvests.
We start with a foundation herd of 25 breeding cows and a bull, and grow mainly by keeping back our best heifers rather than buying in. Sheep and goats are built up alongside the cattle for faster turnover.
The herd plan is indicative and set against the farm's grazing capacity.
Thobo is organised as a group, built for accountability today and for steady growth over time.
A single board answers to shareholders and partners for every part of the Group.
Decisions are taken at the right level, with proper checks and records.
Conflicts are declared, and the community's interests are respected.
Farms Portion 21, Dudfield 35 IP under a six-year lease
Thobo Farm (Pty) Ltd is the new name being registered for Thobo General Projects (Pty) Ltd, reg. 2026/171901/07. Thobo Group (Pty) Ltd is in formation.
Our grain and livestock go into established regional markets, and the farm is backed by partners who share our long-term view.
Maize, sunflower and soya delivered into the established silo and grain-handling network around Lichtenburg.
Weaners and small stock sold through regional auctions and directly to feedlots and abattoirs.
Two enterprises and three crops spread weather and price risk across the year.
Our shareholders, together with a strategic joint-venture partner.
Institutions and programmes that back emerging commercial agriculture.
Established agricultural finance and input providers.
Regional grain buyers, livestock markets and insurers.
We are seeking a joint-venture partner for the first phase of operations. A partner joins:
Thobo is led by a board that brings together the founders who secured the land and the commercial, funding and governance skills needed to farm it at scale.
Sets the Group's strategy and direction, and is accountable to shareholders and partners.
Runs day-to-day farming, from planting and harvest to the herd and the team on the ground.
Provides board oversight and supports the Group's relationships with landowners and stakeholders.
Builds the partnerships, markets and stakeholder relations that grow the Group.
Leads transactions and funding, bringing in the capital and partners behind the Group's growth.
Advises the Group on transactions, funding and partnerships.
Land secured; company registered.
Group established; preparing to plant.
Where we are nowFirst summer planting and foundation herd.
Full crop rotation; growing the herd.
Expanding the Group.
Timeline is indicative.