3 Bedroom Farm For Sale in Keimoes

Vineyard and pecan nut farm for sale at Keimoes, Northern Cape.

Keimoes is a small town on the banks of the Orange river and is mainly known for its vineyards (raisins). The town is mostly a farming community with many people relocating to this small but busy farm-like town. Virtually every inch of soil is under irrigation in this beautiful town area with most income being created by farming activities. Keimoes have 3 main tarmac roads leaving in different directions. From Keimoes it's a 60km drive north to Upington, 54km west to Kakamas, and 100km south to Kenhardt.

The featured property consists of 1 title deed sold as a going concern. Access to the property is easy with only a short gravel road from the R27 of about 3km. The property offers 5 habitable housing located across the farm. The homes are neat with some minor maintenance needed at some. Important notice about the homes is that they are currently occupied by the families of the owner and part of the sales agreement is that the families can stay in the houses for the time being. These houses have usufructuaries who have the right to use these houses for the duration of their lifetime. Upon purchase 1 house will be empty.

Layout of farm
The farm currently is in production of raisins, lucerne, and Pecan nuts. The property is mainly surrounded by other similar irrigation units - characterized by commercial farms and small holdings. This is a very popular area for irrigation farming, where the demand meets the supply for farmland at the moment - it is a stable market.
Water rights: 17,33ha/15000m?/ha Registered with Neilersdrift Irrigation Council
Permanent crops: 15,30 ha. Used to produce raisin grapes and Pecan nuts.
Arable land: 1,50 ha Suitable for a vineyard but currently used for the production of lucerne.
Irrigable land with water rights, but undeveloped: 0,53 ha Undeveloped at the moment, but suitable for irrigation.
Farmstead and Waste: 45,6382 ha Roads, yards, potentially irrigable land, and infrastructure.
Water for farming (17.33ha) and domestic purposes is obtained from the Orange River via a concrete canal from where the water is then routed either directly from the canal to specific blocks and then flood irrigated, or pumped from the canal to blocks above the canal which are micro irrigated.

Breakdown
River/canal water
1. Grapes: 5,80ha (Micro irrigation) Sultana & Merbein planted 2000
2. Grapes: 2.0ha (Flood irrigation) Merbein planted in 2015
3. Pecan nuts: 5.5ha (Flood irrigation) Planted 2012 -2015
4. Pecan nuts: 2ha (Micro irrigation) Planted in 2019
5. Lucerne 1.5ha (Flood irrigation) Planted in 2020
Total 16.80ha

Orange river/ canal water listing 17,33ha @ Capacity (M?) 15 000.
Eskom electricity as well as solar power is available.

Infrastructure
1. Workshop: Steel structure with brick walls under an iron roof with concrete flooring. Solar power panels are installed on the roof. Size 550 sqm
2. Iron shed: Steel structure with iron cladded sides under an iron roof with concrete flooring. Used as storage. Size 650 sqm
3. Community hall: Comprise of 4 x free-standing structures - plain, but functional - plots 157 & 162. Size 80 sqm
4. Cement drying strips: Used to dry the grapes as "Thompson" raisins. Drying facilities such as these are considered essential. Size 8 500 sqm
5. Store: Steel structure with iron cladded sides under an iron roof with ground flooring. Used as storage for the raisin trays. Size 380 sqm
6. Staff housing: Comprise of 4 x free-standing structures - plain, but functional. Size 200 sqm.
7. Houses x 5. Different sizes.

The property is a well-cultivated and maintained farm that can produce a good income because of its diverse farming activities. The property is sold as a going concern with a list of implements and production numbers provided to serious buyers.