// pages-lands.jsx — Mamlakuwth Lands (Rehoboth Farm, Selous) + Visit page function LandsPage({ setPage }) { return (
{/* Place */}
Place

Twelve-point-three hectares of black clay and red clay loam outside Selous, eighty kilometres from Harare, gently sloping north-west into the morning sun.

The farm was surveyed in April 2022 by Afrostain Farmtech — soil chemistry, groundwater, slope and aspect — and developed from a subsistence holding into a commercial, five-enterprise operation along the lines of that master plan.

Two boreholes sited on the HIGH-potential groundwater zones yield around 91,000 litres a day — enough to drip-irrigate the horticulture, run the greenhouses, water the livestock and supply the chalets.

{/* Headline numbers */}
{[ { n: '12.3 ha', l: 'total farm footprint' }, { n: '5', l: 'integrated enterprises' }, { n: '91,000 L', l: 'daily borehole yield, two sites' }, { n: '80 km', l: 'to Harare markets, 15 km to Chegutu' }, ].map((s, i) => (
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{/* Land allocation */}
Land allocation

How the hectares are spent.

The northern two-thirds is intensive crop production; chalets and homestead sit in the southern cluster on the lower-potential groundwater zones, away from the productive fields.

{[ ['Open field horticulture', '4.2', 'Potato, carrot, peas, onion, cabbage — seasonal rotation'], ['Greenhouses (4 × 500 m²)', '0.4', 'Tomato, English cucumber, coloured pepper — year-round'], ['Broiler poultry', '1.0', '10,000-bird broiler house, 7 cycles/year, grading shade'], ['Goat paddocks + handling', '1.7', 'Two paddocks, kraal, Boer/Kalahari cross flock'], ['Farm-stay chalets', '0.5', '5 × 30 m² chalets, boma, off-grid solar'], ['Seedling nursery', '0.4', 'Propagation beds, seedling sales to neighbours'], ['Homestead + admin', '0.3', 'Farm house, office, farm shop / grading'], ['Worker residences', '0.23', 'Two worker housing units'], ['Infrastructure', '1.57', 'Internal roads, yard, boreholes, tanks, contours'], ].map(([zone, area, act], i) => ( ))}
Zone Area (ha) Key activities
{zone} {area} {act}
Total 12.3
{/* Enterprise deep-dives */}
What grows here

Five enterprises, in depth.

Each enterprise is run as a small commercial line, with its own market window. Together they smooth cash flow across the year and feed each other through compost, feed, manure and irrigation.

{[ { n: '01', t: 'Open-field horticulture', k: '4.2 ha / Potato · Carrot · Peas · Onion · Cabbage', d: 'A rotation tuned to the Zimbabwean market calendar. Potatoes planted in August harvest into the December festive premium. Onions cure under the shade after May, sell August–September when supply is thin. Peas and fine beans run two cycles a year for export-grade contracts.', img: IMG.vegetables, }, { n: '02', t: 'Greenhouse cropping', k: '0.4 ha / 4 tunnels × 500 m²', d: 'Year-round tomato, English cucumber and coloured pepper under tunnel. Drip-fed from borehole, off-season positioning earns up to USD 0.80/kg for tomatoes against a $0.30 wet-season floor. Foliar trace elements every 4–8 weeks; phosphorus supplemented per cycle to compensate the soil.', img: IMG.greenhouse, }, { n: '03', t: 'Broiler poultry', k: '1.0 ha / 10,000-bird shed · 7 cycles a year', d: 'A modern broiler house with grading shade and integrated maize cropping that cuts feed cost by roughly USD 14,000 a year. December cycle is the most profitable. Litter is composted with crop waste through vermicomposting beds and returned to the fields.', img: IMG.poultry, }, { n: '04', t: 'Boer & Kalahari goats', k: '1.7 ha / Two paddocks + kraal', d: 'Meat-breed flock rotated across two paddocks (0.8 ha + 0.9 ha) and a 0.4 ha handling area. Chevon at USD 7–9/kg into Harare retail (Pick ‘n Pay). Slaughter timed to September–October for pre-Christmas premium. Five does will be transitioned to dual-purpose for a goat-milk yoghurt and soap line.', img: IMG.boerGoat, }, { n: '05', t: 'Farm-stay chalets', k: '0.5 ha / 5 × 30 m² chalets, off-grid solar', d: 'Highest-margin enterprise on the farm at 60–70% gross margin. Five chalets in the southern homestead cluster on the LOW groundwater zones, away from the productive fields but within walking distance for greenhouse tours, mill day, the goat walk and the morning poultry check.', img: IMG.chalet, }, ].map((s, i) => (
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Seasonality

The year, in months.

Zimbabwe runs a wet season (Oct–Apr) and a dry winter (May–Sept). Boreholes and drip irrigation let us crop year-round; the calendar below times us against the market.

{[ { m: 'Oct–Nov', t: 'Plant potato', d: 'Open-field potato planted for the December festive harvest.' }, { m: 'Dec', t: 'Festive harvest', d: 'Potato into market at USD 0.60–0.90/kg. Broiler cycle 6–7.' }, { m: 'Jan–Mar', t: 'Wet-season hold', d: 'Tomato/cucumber under tunnel only; outdoor beds rest.' }, { m: 'Apr–May', t: 'Dry-season plant', d: 'Carrot and peas in. Onion bulbed and cured under shade.' }, { m: 'Jun–Jul', t: 'Cool crops', d: 'Carrot harvest at dry-season premium. Goat condition peaks.' }, { m: 'Aug–Sep', t: 'Onion premium', d: 'Stored onion to market when supply is thin. Goat slaughter window.' }, { m: 'Sep–Oct', t: 'Pre-festive', d: 'Greenhouse tomato peak. Chevon into retail for Christmas.' }, { m: 'Year-round', t: 'Tunnels & broilers', d: 'Greenhouse cropping and seven-cycle broiler programme steady all year.' }, ].map((m, i) => (
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{/* Soil & water */}
Soil & water

What the survey said.

Findings from the April 2022 Afrostain Farmtech survey. The farm is built around them, not against them.

{[ { k: 'pH', v: '5.5 – 5.8', l: 'Within optimum range — no lime required across either soil type.' }, { k: 'Available phosphorus', v: '11 – 17 ppm', l: 'Below target — supplemented every crop cycle via Compound L (5-18-10).' }, { k: 'Calcium / Magnesium', v: 'Good', l: 'Both above target. Strong base for legumes and brassicas in rotation.' }, { k: 'Soil texture', v: 'Black clay / Clay loam', l: 'Heavy textures — first-time beds dug to 30–45 cm and amended with farmyard manure.' }, { k: 'Slope', v: '0 – 3.5 %', l: 'Very gentle. Contour drains discharge wet-season excess and protect lower beds.' }, { k: 'Groundwater', v: '2 HIGH + 28 V-HIGH', l: 'Two HIGH-potential and 28 VERY-HIGH points identified across the parcel.' }, ].map((s, i) => (
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Come see it

You will eat better if you have walked the field first.

); } function VisitPage({ setPage }) { const [guests, setGuests] = React.useState(4); const [nights, setNights] = React.useState(2); const [pkg, setPkg] = React.useState('full'); const packages = { full: { rate: 65, name: 'Full board' }, bb: { rate: 50, name: 'Bed & breakfast' }, room: { rate: 35, name: 'Room only' }, }; const total = packages[pkg].rate * guests * nights; const chaletImgs = [IMG.chalet, IMG.cabinExt, IMG.cabinInt, IMG.veranda, IMG.outdoorTable]; return (
{/* Chalets */}
The chalets

Five chalets, thirty square metres each.

Built simply, dressed warmly. Solar-powered, gas-heated water, deep verandas. Two-night minimum, families and small groups welcome.

{[ { n: 'Mukamba', s: 'Queen bed, fireplace, west-facing veranda. Sleeps 2.', img: chaletImgs[0] }, { n: 'Mukwa', s: 'Queen bed, garden bath, view to the greenhouses. Sleeps 2.', img: chaletImgs[1] }, { n: 'Mubvee', s: 'Twin beds, longest veranda, study desk. Sleeps 2.', img: chaletImgs[2] }, { n: 'Muunze', s: 'Family chalet, queen + bunk, central living. Sleeps 4.', img: chaletImgs[3] }, { n: 'Mufuti', s: 'Family chalet, twin + bunk, garden boma. Sleeps 4.', img: chaletImgs[4] }, ].map((c, i) => (

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{/* Experiences */}
Days on the farm

What a stay looks like.

Programming is light and farm-led. None of it is compulsory; all of it is included in the full-board rate.

{[ { t: 'Greenhouse tour', d: 'Walk the four tunnels at the cool hour. Pick the tomato for dinner.' }, { t: 'Poultry morning', d: 'The grading shade at the broiler house. Counts, weights, the discipline of a cycle.' }, { t: 'Goat walk', d: 'Move with the flock from kraal to paddock. The slowest, kindest hour of the day.' }, { t: 'Seedling nursery', d: 'Propagation beds, transplant trays, the start of every crop on the farm.' }, { t: 'Kitchen evening', d: 'Cook one course of dinner with the team. Three things you didn’t know about a tomato.' }, { t: 'Boma night', d: 'Open fire, single long table, whatever the kitchen pulled out of the ground that morning.' }, { t: 'Quiet day', d: 'Nothing scheduled. Hammock. Veranda. A book. Sleep.' }, ].map((e, i) => (
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{/* Booking estimator */}
Plan your stay

Rough cost estimator.

An indicative number, USD per person per night. We confirm a fixed price by email after you send us your dates.

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{/* Getting there */}
{[ { k: 'From Harare', v: 'Roughly 1h 30m by road, west on the A5 to Selous.' }, { k: 'From Chegutu', v: '15 km. About 20 minutes via the Selous turn-off.' }, { k: 'By air', v: 'Robert Mugabe International, then road. Farm transfer can be arranged.' }, ].map((m, i) => (
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); } Object.assign(window, { LandsPage, VisitPage });