Keep a small herd of indigenous or meat goats and sell live animals to neighbours, for ceremonies, at auctions or to speculators.
- Who it suits
People in rural areas or on smallholdings with grazing, water and someone to watch the herd every day.
- Who pays
Families buying for ceremonies and celebrations, neighbours, auctions and speculators.
- What they get
Healthy goats close by for ceremonies and meat.
- Is there demand?
The Western Cape agriculture department reports average live goat producer prices of R47 to R67 per kg in August 2026. A Department of Agriculture study in North West found village farmers sold does for about R1,589 and bucks for about R1,664.
- Real examples
- Selling to families for ceremonies
- Local livestock auctions
- Listing on livestock marketplaces such as Digikraal