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AGRITERRA LIMITED 

ANNUAL REPORT AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 FOR THE  
YEAR ENDED  
31 MARCH 2023 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AGRITERRA LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2023 

Contents 
CHAIR’S STATEMENT AND STRATEGIC REVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 2 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ............................................................................................................................................. 6 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................................................................. 12 

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AGRITERRA LIMITED .......................................................................... 13 

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT .............................................................................................................................. 18 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION ......................................................................................................... 19 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY .......................................................................................................... 20 

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 21 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ...................................................................................................... 22 

COMPANY INFORMATION AND ADVISERS ......................................................................................................................... 47 

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AGRITERRA LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2023 

CHAIR’S STATEMENT AND STRATEGIC REVIEW 

I am pleased to present the annual report of the Group for the year ending 31 March 2023. During the year, the Group changed its working capital 
funding strategy to support the existing operations and evaluated opportunities for diversification and adding value to agricultural produce. 

The Company continues to observe the principles of the QCA Corporate Governance Code (the “Code”) to the extent that they consider them to be 
applicable  and  appropriate  for  a  Company  of  Agriterra’s  size  and  stage  of  development,  through  the  maintenance  of  efficient  and  effective 
management  frameworks  accompanied  by  good  communication.  Further  details  are  available  at:  http://www.agriterra-ltd.com/investor-
relations/corporate-governance/  

Strategy and Business Model  

The Group’s strategy is to operate efficient, profitable businesses in Mozambique to create value for its shareholders and other stakeholders by 
supplying beef and milled maize products to the local market. 

The Group continues to focus on adding value along the entire maize and beef value chain, by developing and offering new products to the market. It 
currently has three operating divisions which have built strong brands in Mozambique:  

•  Grain, which operates maize purchasing and processing businesses through Desenvolvimento e Comercialização Agrìcola Limitada ('DECA') 

• 

• 

and Compagri Limitada ('Compagri'). 
Beef, which sources cattle from local farmers and then processes them through its own feedlot, abattoir operations and retail units through 
Mozbife Limitada ('Mozbife') 
Snax, which sources maize grits from DECA, processing them into flavoured puffs and naks through DECA Snax Limitada, an operating entity 
that was commissioned in December 2020 to add value to Agriterra’s grain milling operations.  

During the year the Company secured a shareholder loan of c.$7.6m in the form of a convertible loan and an equity injection of c.$0.6m to replace 
local currency denominated bank debt to fund working capital for grain and beef divisions. These new facilities are expected to significantly reduce 
the interest burden. 

The Group is aware of its environmental, social and governmental responsibilities and the need to maintain effective working relationships across a 
range  of  stakeholders.  The  Company’s  largest  shareholder  is  represented  on  the  Board,  ensuring  their  views  are  incorporated  into  the  Board’s 
decision-making  process.  In  addition  to  the  Group’s  staff  and  shareholders,  the  local  community  in  Mozambique  is  a  primary  stakeholder.  In 
purchasing maize and cattle directly from the local community, the Group plays an important role in local economic development, supporting small 
scale farmers and the evolving commercial sector.  

Mozambique overview 

The economy in Mozambique is recovering from a protracted slowdown in recent years, with growth reaching  4.1% in 2022. Mozambique is 
still dealing with the insurgency in parts of the gas-rich province of Cabo-Delgado but the arrival of regional troops has helped stabilise the 
situation.  The  government  has  approved  a  reconstruction  plan  for  the  province.  The  instability  in  Cabo  Delgado  has  slowed  the  expected 
outcomes from the investment in the Liquefied Natural Gas sector which will be delayed by two years. The medium-term outlook is positive, 
with growth expected to accelerate to 6% over 2023-2025 driven by: 

Continued recovery in services 
Increased LNG production; and  

• 
• 
•  High commodity prices. 

Tropical  cyclone  Freddy  made  landfall  in  Mozambique  on  24  February  2023  and  led  to  significant  rainfall.  Nearly  166,000  people  were 
affected, more than 28,300 houses destroyed and over 18,700 hectares of crops  were destroyed. 

During  this  period  the  Metical  remained  steady  against  the  US$  and,  strengthened  against  the  South  African  Rand  from  ZAR1:MZN3.8  to 
ZAR1:MZN3.6.  Annual  inflation  was  higher  at  10.3%,  against  6.41%  in  the  previous  year.  In  response  to  the  inflation,  the  Bank  of  Mozambique 
increased its prime lending rate from 19% to 23.5%, which negatively impacted business operations.  

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Operations review 

Grain division  

The  Grain  division  generated  revenue  amounting  to  $8.6  million  (FY22:  $7.3  million)  after  selling  17,819  tons  (2022:  17,094  tons)  and  the 
average meal selling price increased by 13% to $482 per ton (2022: $427 per ton), indicating  that the demand was strong.  

The division secured a $1.5 million loan from its majority shareholder  to fund working capital in addition to $6.1 million  which was used to 
repay commercial bank debt. The division purchased 18,022 tons of maize throughout the year and held 7,444 tons of maize in inventory at 
its peak. The division has had to roll the working capital to be able to mill up to the end of the year. However, the maize price increased by 
36% to MZN20 000 per ton ($313) as compared to a 13% increase in the price of mealie meal, thereby eroding the margins in the last quarter 
of the financial year.    

On a  positive  note,  the  shareholder loans of $7.6 million  enabled  the  repayment of  significant  commercial debt  amounting to $6.1  million 
thereby  relieving the  heavy  burden of finance cost,  the full  benefit of  which  is expected to  be  reflected in  FY24.  The  division’s  borrowings 
increased  slightly  by  $54,000  as  compared  to  prior  year.  The  business  was  able  to  pay  interest  and  some  principal  repayments  out  of  the 
business cash flows. 

Operating  costs  decreased  by  $0.8m  to  $1.1m  and  EBITDA  increased  to  $0.6m  (2022:  EBITDA  of  $0.54m)  due  to  an  improvement  in 
extraction efficiencies  net of  a 20% increase in the  cost of  maize  milled  compared  to the  previous year.  Finance  costs  decreased  to $1.0m 
(2022: $1.6m) and depreciation cost amounted to $0.5m (2022: $0.5m) resulting in a loss before tax of $0.86m (2022: loss $1.52m).  

Loss after tax amounted to $746,000 (FY22: Loss after tax $1,404,000). 

Beef division 

The  Beef  division  generated  revenue  amounting  to  $3.1  million  (FY22:  $3.2  million)  as  compared  to  budget  of  $4.6  million  (FY22:  $4.6 
million).  Low  sales  resulted  from  the  tough  macro-economic  environment  in  Mozambique  which  affected  sales  and  consumer  protein 
choices. In addition, customers are more sensitive to price as compared to quality  and there was increased competition from cheaper meat 
from the informal market. Sales volumes were 9.2% below previous year (666 tons vs 734 tons in FY22). Working capital constraints led to a 
fall in  the  numbers of  days  animals  spent in  the feedlot.  Consequently ,  the  average  daily  weight  gain  of  animals  decreased from  0.32%  to 
0.22% of body mass increasing feedlot costs. 

The  division  secured  shareholder  loan  amounting  to  $0.3  million  which  was  used  to  ramp  up  animal  production  in  the  feedlot.  The  funds 
were used to buy  cattle weaners which has high average daily gain when feeding in the feedlot.  More than 900 animals were bought from 
August to March using the shareholder loan. The division also received an external capital injection amounting to GBP250 000 in March 2023 
to invest in “straight through” animals which will be supplied into the informal market. 

The decrease in sales has been mitigated by improved Gross Margin of 24.06% (FY22: 23.87%) resulting from higher average selling price of 
MZN 266 per kg (FY-2022: MZN 252 per kg) whilst the average dress out rate was 49.2% (FY22: 51.5%).  

The Company has embarked on a right sizing strategy, offering voluntary retrenchments and  a freeze on replacing staff. The Company  also 
has the cost of the three farms that remain in care and maintenance whilst looking for potential buyers. 

Loss after tax amounted to $651,000 (FY22: Loss after tax $492,000). 

Snax division 

DECA Snax, a 50:50 joint venture with Snax for Africa Limited has, in its third year of operations, grown sales revenue by 62% to achieve $2.3 
million  (FY22:  $1.4  million).  DECA  Snax  is  growing  by  winning  and  retaining  market  share  from  competitors  as  a  result  of  consistently 
producing and supplying high quality products. DECA Snax sold 1,111,538 bales during the year (FY22: 707,385 bales).  

During  the  year,  DECA  Snax  increased  its  production  capacity  by  buying  a  second  extruder  machine  which  gives  the  division  the  ability  to 
double its production capacity and improve its profitability. 

Production volume is exceeding 60% of the installed capacity (Including  a second extruder) and plans are in place to launch the product in 
new geographical markets.  

Profit  after  tax  amounted  to  $74,976  (FY22:  $109,889)  after  payment  of  management  fees  to  the  joint  venturers  amounting  to  $117,289 
(FY22: Nil). 

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Key Performance Indicators 

The  Board  monitors  the  Group’s  performance  in  delivery  of  strategy  by  measuring  progress  against  Key  Performance  Indicators  (KPIs).  These  KPIs 
comprise a number of operational, financial and non-financial metrics.   

For the year ended 31 March 
Grain division 
- Average milling yield 
- Meal sold (tonnes) 
- Revenue 
- EBITDA (note 5) 
- Net debt 

Beef division 
- Slaughter herd size – number of head 
- Average daily weight gain in feedlot (% of body mass) 
- Meat sold (tonnes) 
- Revenue 
- EBITDA (note 5) 
- Net debt 

Snax division (note 23) 
- Bales sold (units) 
- Revenue  
- EBITDA 
- Net debt 

2023 

2022 

2021 

75.3% 
17,819 
$8,365,000 
$611,000 
($9,753,000) 

78.0% 
17,094 
$7,118,000 
$535,000 
($9,521,266) 

76.7% 
25,389 
$11,061,000 
$510,000 
($5,856,106) 

4,099 
0.22 
666 
$3,129,000 
($244,000) 
($110,000) 

1,111,538 
$2,345,779 
$170,000  
$Nil 

4,575 
0.35 
734 
$3,159,000 
($66,000) 
($184,283) 

707,385 
$1,447,000 
$247,000  
$Nil 

5,667 
0.35 
890 
$3,189,000 
($547,000) 
($406,244) 

128,805 
$117,000 
$10,000 
$23 

Group 
- EPS 
- Liquidity - cash plus available headroom under facilities 

(9.29) 
$174,000 

(10.7) 
$107,000 

(10.3) 
$1,139,000 

Financial Review 

In FY 23 the Group’s revenue increased by 12% to $11.49m (FY22: US10.28m), primarily due to: 

• 

Improvement of grain sales volumes from 17,094 tons  to 17,819 tons. Demand for maize meal was  higher than the previous year. 
However, the division did not have sufficient grain in stock due to working capital constraints and had to roll the working capital in 
the  last  quarter  of  the  financial  year.  The  cost  of  replacing  maize  was  high  and  eroded  the  Group’s  margins.  The  cost  of  maize 
increased by 20% from FY22 to FY23.  
Increase in average selling price of mealie meal by 13% as compared to prior year due to increase in demand for the maize meal. 

• 
•  The Beef division achieved similar revenue of $3.1 million, selling lower volume at a higher average selling price. 

AGTA Group gross margin decreased to 21.2% (FY22: 24.94%) due to fair value loss of biological assets amounting to $288,000 and  the high 
cost of replacement maize. Gross profit decreased from $2.6 million to $2.4 million as compared to prior year.  

Group  operating  expenses  decreased  by  3.1%  to  $3.4  million  and  operating  losses  decreased  to  $0.8  million  (FY22:  $0  million).  The  Group 
operational performance is expected to be profitable if volumes improve by 25%  in FY24. 

Net Debt as of 31 March 2023 was $9.86 million (FY22: $9.82million). The shareholder loan injection of $7.9 million has greatly assisted in containing 
the adverse impact of high finance cost on the group performance and cashflows.  Finance cost  remains high at $1.46 million (FY22: $1.62 million. 
Subsequent to the year end, a further restructuring exercise was undertaken and a further shareholder loan of $2 million has been advanced to fund 
the Group’s working capital (see note 26). 

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AGRITERRA LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2023 

Risk management 

The Group is subject to various risks, and the future outlook for the Group and growth in shareholder value should be viewed with an understanding 
of these risks. According to the risk, the Board may decide to tolerate it, seek to mitigate it through controls and operating procedures, or transfer it 
to third parties. The following table shows the principal risks facing the Group and the actions taken to mitigate these: 

Key risk factor 
Foreign Exchange 

Detail 
The  Group’s  operations  are  impacted 
by fluctuations in exchange rates and 
the volatility of the Metical. 

How it is managed 
The Group adjusts its output volumes and 
prices  in  response  to  competition  from 
imports. 

Political instability 

Changes  to  government  policy  and 
applicable laws could adversely affect 
operations  or  the  financial  condition 
of the Group. 

Contingency  plans  to  protect  assets  and 
staff  should  political  or  military  tensions 
escalate. 

Land  ownership  in 
Mozambique 

Maize 
season 

growing 

Property rights and land are exclusive 
to the state. The state grants rights to 
use  and  develop  land  “DUATs”.  The 
operations  are  dependent  upon 
maintaining the relevant DUATs. 
Adverse  weather  conditions,  national 
or  regional  could 
impact  on  the 
availability and pricing of grain. 

Cattle  and  cattle 
feed 

Cattle  are  subject  to  diseases  and 
infections. The availability and price of 
feed impacts profitability. 

Access  to  working 
capital 

The  Group  is  reliant  on  local  banking 
facilities 
and 
continued  support  from  shareholder 
loans. 

in  Mozambique 

Observance of any conditions attaching to 
a DUAT. 

Diversify sources of supply and sign supply 
agreements.  The  business  has  taken  the 
initiative  to  go  directly  to  the  farmer, 
rather than depending entirely on traders.  
Stringent  Bio-security  measures  are 
in 
place  at  the  Farms  and  Feedlot.  The 
division  is  now  self-sufficient  in  roughage 
crops  and  acquires  most  of  its  feed  from 
the Grain division. 
The Group has secured additional working 
capital facilities. 

Compliance 

There  is  a  risk  of  a  breach  of  the 
Group's  business  or  ethical  conduct 
standards  and  breach  of  anti-
in 
corruptions 
laws, 
investigations, 
loss  of 
reputation. 

fines  and 

resulting 

The Board reinforces an ethical corporate 
culture.  Anti-bribery  policies  are  in  place, 
with  regular  training  throughout  the 
organization.  

are 

borrowings 

Change in the period 
Decreased.  Although  the  Metical  has 
been stable in the past 12 months, the 
Group’s 
now 
denominated in USD. 
No  Change.  Following 
the  peace 
accords  signed  with  RENAMO,  while 
military 
Northern 
Mozambique  is  slowly  being  resolved 
conflict 
a 
under 
resolution assistance. 
No Change. 

SADC  military 

tension 

in 

Increased.  Cyclones  and  flooding  have 
severely  affected  the  farmer  yields  in 
central Mozambique. 

No Change. 

250 000  which 

Decreased.  Shareholder  injected  USD 
7.9  million  and  equity  amounting  to 
significantly 
GBP 
reduces  the  reliance  on  local  banking 
facilities. 
No Change. 

The Board is  also responsible for establishing and monitoring the  Group’s systems of internal controls. Although no  system of internal control can 
provide  absolute  assurance  against  material  misstatement  or  loss,  the  Group’s  systems  are  designed  to  provide  the  directors  with  reasonable 
assurance that problems are identified on a timely basis and dealt with appropriately. The Board reviews the effectiveness of the systems of internal 
control and considers the major business risks and the control environment on a regular basis. In light of this control environment the Board considers 
that there is no current requirement for a permanent separate internal audit function. 

Going concern 

Details of the consideration of going concern are set out in note 3. The Group has prepared forecasts for the Group’s ongoing businesses covering the 
period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. These forecasts are based on assumptions including, inter alia, that there 
are no significant disruptions to the supply of maize or cattle to meet its projected sales volumes and that key inputs are achieved, such as forecast 
selling prices and volume, budgeted cost reductions, and projected weight gains of cattle in the feedlot. They further take into account working capital 
requirements and currently available borrowing facilities. 

The Group reduced expensive commercial debt during the year by $7.9 million thereby reducing finance cost significantly by $92,000 per month. Post 
year end, the Group has secured $3.7 million from direct shareholder funding, $2m of which will be used to fund maize purchasing and is secured by 
the maize in Silo with the balance used to repay the remaining commercial bank debt of $1.1 million and to fund capital expenditure. In addition, the 
Group also embarked on an aggressive restructuring exercise which will reduce operational cost by $50,000 per month and reduce liquidity constrains. 

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The Group has retrenched 124 employees from 1 August 2023 as part of the restructuring exercise and the cost savings have been included in the 
forecasts. The impact of the restructuring exercise and working capital constraints show that the Group needs to achieve its operating targets to meet 
its  cashflow  requirements.  These  conditions  and  events  indicate  the  existence  of  a  material  uncertainty  that  may  cast  significant  doubt  upon  the 
Group’s ability to continue as a going concern and the Group companies may therefore be unable to realise their assets and discharge their liabilities 
in the ordinary course of business. The auditors make reference to going concern in their audit report by way of a material uncertainty. These financial 
statements do not include the adjustments that would result if the Group were unable to continue as a going concern. 

Outlook 

The Group had a difficult start to FY24 due to the lack of adequate working capital which affected the current year maize buying season. Even though 
the working capital was finally secured in June 2023 from commercial banks In Mozambique, they were unable to disburse the full funding due to 
constraints  placed  on  them  by  the  Central  Bank.  The  situation  was  further  impacted  by  an  increase  in  interest  rate  in  July  2023  to  24.10%.  The 
Company’s majority shareholder agreed to provide a $2m working capital facility to fund maize purchases for the current season in lieu of the inability 
of the local commercial banks to provide the funding. This will reduce the level of interest charges for the FY24 year.  

The macro-economic environment is expected to improve in 2023/24 financial year. Exchange rate between Metical and major trading currency are 
expected to be stable at $1: MZN 63.88 and inflation is also expected to decrease and trend around 4-5%. Central Bank of Mozambique was using 
interest rates to control inflation, and a decrease in the inflation rate will also enable the Central Bank of Mozambique to reduce the prime lending 
rates which is currently at 24.1%.  

Grain: Competition is stiff as a number of new mills have opened in the region. However, the region expects grain shortages, and this will drive maize 
meal prices up. Few millers have secured sufficient maize for the season, and this presents an opportunity for Grain division to gain market share and 
improve sales revenue as compared to the previous year. 

Beef: Demand for beef in the southern market is low because the Metical strengthened against the South African Rand during the year. South African 
Rand is not expected to strengthen against the Metical and therefore the southern market will continue being affected by relatively cheap imports 
from South Africa. However, the Beef division is experiencing a strong pull from the north and is mitigating for the lost southern market. The division 
has also started to serve the informal markets by supplying affordable decent quality beef. On the supply side, the focus has been on strengthening 
supply chain links with the small farmers who work with us and on getting the efficiencies on the feed lot to improve.  

Snax: The Snax division products have been well received by the market and have won more than 50% of the market share in the central region 
because of superior quality and affordability. Snax division is now introducing the products further into the new North and South markets so as to 
continue increasing the sales volumes. New bigger family size packets will be introduced into the market during the year. 

Board and senior management changes 

Mr Gert Naude joined Agriterra in 2014 and led operations as the General Manager. After the end of the current reporting period, Mr. Gert Naude left 
the Group effective 1 August 2023 as part of the Group restructuring process. I would like to thank him for the significant contribution he has made to 
the development of the Group over the years. 

CSO Havers,  
Non-Executive Chair 
30 November 2023 

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 

The Company is quoted on AIM and is required to comply with the provisions of a recognised corporate governance code. The Board elected to adopt 
the Quoted Company Alliance Corporate Governance Code (the “QCA code”). Further details are available at  
http://www.agriterra-ltd.com/investor-relations/corporate-governance/ 

The  Board  is  committed  to  applying  a  standard  of  corporate  governance  commensurate  with  its  size  and  stage  of  growth  and  the  nature  of  its 
activities.  

The Board 
The  board  structure  continues  to  be  organised  to  ensure  it  has  the  appropriate  balance  of  skills  and  independence.  At  the  year  end  the  Board 
comprised the Non-Executive Chair, Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), one non-independent Non-Executive Director and two independent Non-
Executive Directors. Within Senior Management, there is a Finance Director and General Manager who report to the Board. The Board is looking to 
further enhance its composition, skills and balance as the Company develops. The Board currently comprises: 

Caroline Havers, Non-Executive Chair (AC; IC chair) 
Ms. Havers is a highly experienced litigation/dispute resolution lawyer having spent over 30 years within international law firms working with clients 
operating in a variety of African jurisdictions and industry sectors. During her legal career, Ms. Havers has been both a partner and managing director 
of different law firms. She provides advice on compliance and governance and is a long qualified CEDR Mediator. 

Hamish Rudland, Interim CEO from 1 August 2022 (IC) 
Mr.  Rudland  has  extensive  experience  across  logistics,  agriculture,  agro-processing,  distribution,  and  property.  After  graduating  from  Massey 
University, New Zealand, he returned to Zimbabwe to start a passenger transport business that soon diversified into fuel tank haulage. Thereafter Mr. 
Rudland structured acquisitions of foreign-owned asset rich companies to list on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange where he has substantial investments 
which focus on his core competencies but also synergies where advantages can be made. 

Mr. Hamish Rudland is the settlor of the Casa Trust which owns Magister Investments Limited and is also a Director of Magister investments Limited. 
As a result of Mr. Rudland’s relationship to Magister Investments Limited, he is not considered to be an “independent” director for the purposes of 
the QCA Corporate Governance Code. 

Gary Smith, Non-Executive Director (AC; RC) 
Mr. Smith is an experienced finance professional and qualified Chartered Accountant. He is currently a non-executive director of several companies in 
Zimbabwe and Mauritius. Mr. Smith worked in the UK for several years where he was employed at Deutsche Bank, University of Surrey, and Foxhills 
Club & Resort. Upon returning to Africa, he worked for a large transport and logistics company in Mozambique for four years before returning home 
to Zimbabwe and the above positions. 

As a result of Mr. Smith’s relationship with Magister Investments Limited, he is not considered to be an “independent” director for the purposes of 
the QCA Corporate Governance Code. 

Neil Clayton, Non-Executive Director (AC Chair; RC Chair) 
Mr.  Clayton  is  a  Chartered  Accountant  and  has  over  30  years  of  experience  in  a  variety  of  listed  and  unlisted  companies.  Specifically,  Mr.  Clayton 
brings significant experience and expertise as regards listed companies operating in Africa as well as particular knowledge of the Group's business and 
requirements, having held an interim finance role at the Company during 2020.  

The Board considers Mr. Clayton to be an “independent” director for the purposes of the QCA Corporate Governance Code. 

Sergio Zandamela, Non-Executive Director (appointed 30 April 2022) (IC) 
Mr. Zandamela is a Mozambican national with over 20 years' experience in agriculture and business with a degree in Agronomy  - Rural Engineering 
from  the  Eduardo  Mondlane  University  and  subsequently  an  MBA  from  the  Montford  University  Southern  Africa  -  Sandton  Business  School. From 
2016 to 2021 Mr. Zandamela was responsible for all Mozambique commercial activities of Tongaat Hulett (agriculture and agri-processing business, 
focusing on the complementary feedstocks of sugarcane and maize).  

The Board considers Mr. Zandamela to be an “independent” director for the purposes of the QCA Corporate Governance Code. 

 The Non-Executive Chair is expected to commit a minimum of a day a week and the Non-Executive Directors are expected to commit 2 days a month. 
In addition, all directors are expected to devote any additional time that might be required in order to discharge their duties. Since the outbreak of 
COVID-19, Board meetings are held quarterly via Zoom. The attendance record of directors who held office for the year is as follows: 

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Caroline Havers 
Neil Clayton 
Hamish Rudland 
Gary Smith 
Sergio Zandamela  

Meetings held 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 

Meetings attended 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 

The  Board  has  entrusted  the  day-to-day  responsibility  for  the  direction,  supervision  and  management  of  the  business  to  the  CEO,  who  leads  an 
Executive Committee (EXCO).  For the financial year ended 31 March  2023 the EXCO was comprised of the  Interim CEO, the General  Manager, the 
Operations Director, the Financial Director and the Commercial Director in Mozambique. 

The Interim CEO and General Manager have a call each week with the Chair to review strategy and discuss any matters arising. 

Certain  matters  are  specifically  reserved  to  the  Board  for  its  decision  making  including,  inter  alia,  the  creation  or  issue  of  new  shares  and  share 
options, acquisitions, investments and disposals, material contractual arrangements outside the ordinary course of business and the approval of all 
transactions with related parties.  

There is no agreed formal procedure for the directors to take independent professional advice at the Company’s expense. The Company’s directors 
submit themselves for re-election at the Annual General Meeting at regular intervals in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Incorporation. 

The  Company  has  adopted  a  share  dealing  code  for  directors’  dealings  which  is  appropriate  for  an  AIM  quoted  company.  The  directors  and  the 
Company comply with the relevant provisions of the AIM Rules and the Market Abuse  Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 relating to share dealings and 
take all reasonable steps to ensure compliance by the Group’s employees. 

Board Committees 
Due to the current size of the Board and the Company, there is no separate Nominations Committee, and any new directors are appointed by the 
whole Board. 

The Audit Committee and the Investment Committees have met in the last financial year.  

The Audit Committee was chaired by Neil Clayton. The Audit Committee has been actively engaged in the planning and conduct of the Audit of these 
financial statements. The Committee has met formally since the year end and the Chair has had independent conversations with the Audit partners 
both in Mozambique and London where executive management have not been present. 

Terms and conditions for Directors 
The Non-Executive Chair and Non-Executive Directors do not have service contracts but appointment letters setting out their terms of appointment. 
The appointments may be terminated on three (3) months’ notice by either party. The Non-Executive Directors receive an annual base fee reflecting 
their respective time commitments and do not receive any benefits in addition to their fees, nor are they eligible to participate in any pension, bonus 
or share-based incentive arrangements.  

Directors' remuneration 
Remuneration details are set out in note 9 to the financial statements. 

Evaluation of Board performance 
Given  the  Company’s  size,  no  formal  review  of  the  effectiveness  of  its  performance  as  a  unit,  as  well  as  that  of  its  committees  and  the  individual 
directors,  has  been  taken.  Performance  reviews  are  to  be  carried  out  internally  from  time  to  time.  Reviews  will  endeavour  to  identify  skills 
development or mentoring needs of directors and the wider senior management team. 

The  Board  recognizes  that  the  current  procedures  remain  to  be  formally  implemented  and  therefore  do  not  accord  with  the  QCA  Guidelines. 
However, it is anticipated that these procedures will be augmented to a standard appropriate for the size and stage of development of the Company. 

Communication with shareholders 
The Company aims to ensure all communications concerning the Group’s activities are clear, fair and accurate. The Board is however keen to improve 
its dialogue with shareholders. The Company’s website is regularly updated, and announcements are posted onto the Company’s website. 

The results of voting on all resolutions in future general meetings will be posted to the Company’s website, including any actions to be taken as a 
result of resolutions for which votes against have been received from at least 20 percent of independent shareholders. 

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT 

The Directors the Company hereby present their annual report together with the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 for 
the Group. 

Except where otherwise noted, amounts are presented in this Directors’ report in United States Dollars (‘$’ or ‘US$’). 

1. 

LISTING DETAILS 

Agriterra is a non-cellular Guernsey registered company limited by shares, whose ordinary shares (‘Ordinary Shares’) are quoted on the AIM Market of 
the London Stock Exchange (’AIM’) under symbol AGTA. 

2. 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS REVIEW AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS 

The  principal  activity  of  the  Company  is  the  investment  in,  development  of  and  operation  of  agricultural  projects  in  Africa.  The  Group’s  current 
operations are focussed on maize and beef in Mozambique. A review of the Group’s performance by business segment and future prospects are given 
in the Chair’s statement and strategic review, together with a review of the risks and uncertainties impacting on the Group’s long-term performance. 

3. 

RESULTS AND DIVIDENDS 

The  Group  results  for  the  year  ending  31  March  2023  show  a  loss  after  taxation  of  $2,109,000  (2022:  loss  of  $2,270,000).  The  Directors  do  not 
recommend the payment of a final dividend (2022: $ nil). No interim dividends were paid in the year (2022: $ nil). 

Further details on the Group’s performance in the year are included in the Chair’s statement and strategic review. 

4. 

DIRECTORS 

4.1. 

Directors in office 

The Directors who held office during the year and until the date of this report were: 

Director 

CSO Havers 
NWH Clayton  
HBW Rudland 
GR Smith  
SML Zandamela  

4.2. 

Directors’ interests 

Position 

Non-Executive Chair 
Non-Executive Director 
Interim CEO 
Non-Executive Director 
Non-Executive Director 

As at the date of this report, the interests of the Directors and their related entities in the Ordinary Shares of the Company were:  

HBW Rudland* 

Ordinary Shares held 

36,332,222 

*Mr Rudland’s interest is held through Magister Investments Limited (‘Magister’). Magister is a private limited company incorporated in the Republic 
of  Mauritius,  controlled  by  Mauritius  International  Trust  Company  Limited,  as  trustee  of  the  Casa  Trust  (a  Mauritius  registered  trust).  Mr.  Hamish 
Rudland is the settlor of the Casa Trust and the beneficiaries of the Casa Trust are Mr. Rudland, his wife, and their three children. 

4.3. 

Directors' emoluments 

Details of the nature and amount of emoluments payable by the Company for the services of its Directors during the financial year are shown in note 
9 to the financial statements. 

4.4. 

Directors’ indemnities 

The Company has made qualifying third-party indemnity provisions for the benefit of its Directors which remain in force at the date of this report. 

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5. 

SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDINGS 

To the best of the knowledge of the Directors, except as set out in the table below, there are no persons who, as of 20 November 2023, are the direct 
or indirect beneficial owners of, or exercise control or direction over 3% or more of the Ordinary Shares in issue of the Company. 

Magister Investments Limited 
Peterhouse Capital Limited 
Richard and Charlotte Edwards 
Gersec Trust Reg. 
P3 Capital 
P4 Capital 

6. 

EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT POLICIES 

Number of Ordinary 
Shares 

36,332,228 
8,855,000 
5,000,000 
2,779,656 
2,500,000 
2,500,000 

% Holding 

50.58% 
12.33% 
6.96% 
3.87% 
3.48% 
3.48% 

The  Company  places  considerable  value  on  the  awareness  and  involvement  of  its  employees  in  the  Group’s  performance.  Within  bounds  of 
commercial  confidentiality,  information  is  disseminated  to  all  levels  of  staff  about  matters  that  affect  the  progress  of  the  Group  and  that  are  of 
interest and concern to them as employees. 

7. 

SUPPLIER PAYMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE 

The Company’s policy is to ensure that, in the absence of dispute, all suppliers are dealt with in accordance with its standard payment policy which is 
to abide by the terms of payment agreed with suppliers for each transaction. Suppliers are made aware of the terms of payment. The number of days 
of average daily purchases included in trade payables as of 31 March 2023 was 67 days (2022: 58 days). 

8. 

POLITICAL AND CHARITABLE DONATIONS 

During the year no political and charitable donations were made in cash.  

The Group had the opportunity to assist in the following areas: 

• 

• 

To celebrate World Children’s Day with the Chimoio city and donated mealie and puff snax to all children present on the day to enjoy. 

A MOU was signed between the Operating companies and CHORC, an association of motorcyclists who through their own efforts support 
many initiatives in the communities in need within the province. CHORC visited the district hospital in Dombe where they assisted in 
providing food and perishables for the children. They also visited two orphanages in the province donating food and clothing. In all cases 
DECA contributed dry goods in the form of maize meal and snax. In addition, they visited various villages in the region donating puff and 
maize meal to children. 

9. 

SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY ISSUES 

Particular  activities  undertaken  during  the  year  have  focused  on  (1)  practical,  ‘on  the  ground’  training  for  students  from  various  universities  in 
Mozambique studying, inter alia, production practices in beef and cattle, milling practices (including mill engineering), veterinary sciences and animal 
sciences; (2) dissemination of agricultural management knowledge and practices; and (3) medical assistance for employees during the pandemic. 

One specific partnership to mention is that with Save the Children. DECA has added the details of the national helpline to its 1kg packages, for children 
needing assistance and in one year the organization has registered a 7% increase in calls for Manica Province alone. This is attributed to the campaign 
and partnership undertaken with DECA in registering call centre details on its packaging.     

Grain Division 
DECA hosted  small groups  of students coordinated  through Vale de Zambeze. These students  were from various Universities and were spread out 
through the various operations: 
- 
- 

Two students were allocated to DECA on a 3 month attachment in Food Production and Engineering 
Two students were also allocated to DECA Snax as Food Technologists     

Beef Division 
During the FY Mozbife hosted students in the following sectors of the business: 

- 
- 
- 

Two students were attached to the Abattoir studying Food Technology and Processing 
One student attached was studying Environmental Science 
One student was allocated to the feedlot studying Agricultural Engineering 

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- 

Three students were attached to the feedlot studying Animal Science  

A two day workshop was also held with the nine associations in Mozbife where all the CSCs are registered and in operation. This workshop focused on 
husbandry practices, communication and processes associated to cattle breeding and condition. 

10. 

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND STATEMENT OF PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR 

PKF Littlejohn LLP have expressed their willingness to continue in office as independent auditor of the Company and a resolution to re-appoint them 
will be proposed at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. 

The Directors who held office at the date of approval of this Directors’ report confirm that, so far as they are each aware, there is no relevant audit 
information of which the Company’s auditor is not aware and each Director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a Director to make 
himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company’s auditor is aware of that information. 

11. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS 

Additional information on the Company can be found on the Company’s website at www.agriterra-ltd.com. 

The maintenance and integrity of the Company’s website is the responsibility of the Directors; the work carried out by the auditor does not involve 
consideration  of  these  matters  and  accordingly,  the  auditor  accepts  no  responsibility  for  any  changes  that  may  have  occurred  to  the  financial 
statements since they were initially presented on the website.  

The Company’s website is maintained in compliance with AIM Rule 26. 

By Order of the Board. 

CSO Havers 
Non-Executive Chair  
30 November 2023 

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STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES 

The Directors are responsible for preparing the Directors’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. 

The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, as amended (the ‘2008 Law’) requires the Directors to prepare  Group financial statements for each financial 
year in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 

The Directors are required by the AIM Rules for Companies of the London Stock Exchange to prepare Group financial statements in accordance with 
International Accounting Standards as adopted by the United Kingdom (‘UK’). 

The  financial  statements  of  the  Group  are  required  by  law  to  give  a  true  and  fair  view  and  are  required  by  International  Accounting  Standards  as 
adopted by the United Kingdom to present fairly the financial position and financial performance of the Group. 

In preparing the Group financial statements, the Directors are required to: 

- 

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

-  make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- 

- 

state whether they have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards as adopted by the United Kingdom; and 

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Group will continue in business. 

The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the  Group transactions and disclose 
with  reasonable  accuracy  at  any  time  the  financial  position  of  the  Group  and  enable  them  to  ensure  that  the  financial  statements  are  properly 
prepared in accordance with the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Group and hence for 
taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

The  Directors  are  responsible  for  the  maintenance  and  integrity  of  the  corporate  and  financial  information  included  on  the  Company’s  website.  
Legislation in Guernsey governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. 

The Directors confirm they have discharged their responsibilities as noted above. 

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AGRITERRA LIMITED 

Opinion  

We have audited the group financial statements of Agriterra Limited (the ‘group’) for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise 
the Consolidated Income Statement, the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated Statement of Financial 
Position,  the  Consolidated  Statement  of  Changes  in  Equity,  the  Consolidated  Cash  Flow  Statement  and  notes  to  the  group  financial 
statements,  including  significant  accounting policies.  The financial  reporting  framework that  has  been  applied  in their preparation  is 
applicable law and UK-adopted international accounting standards.  

In our opinion, the group financial statements:  

• 
• 
• 

give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s affairs as at 31 March 2023 and of its loss for the year then ended;  
have been properly prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards; and 
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008. 

Basis for opinion  

We  conducted  our  audit  in  accordance  with  International  Standards  on  Auditing  (UK)  (ISAs  (UK))  and  applicable  law.  Our 
responsibilities  under  those  standards  are  further  described  in  the  Auditor’s  responsibilities  for  the  audit  of  the  group  financial 
statements section of our report. We are independent of the group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to 
our audit of the  group financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard as applied to listed entities, and we  have 
fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained 
is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.  

Material uncertainty related to going concern 

We draw attention to note 3 in the group financial statements, which indicates that the group needs to achieve its operating targets 
and  is  reliant  on  the  continued  support  from  the  largest  shareholder  to  meet  its  commitments  as  they  fall  due.  There  is  currently 
uncertainty regarding the group achieving such operating targets as they are dependents on factors beyond the control of the group 
which may also impact the continued support from the largest shareholder. As stated in note 3, these events or conditions indicate 
that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the group’s ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is 
not modified in respect of this matter. 
In auditing the group financial statements, we have concluded that the director’s use of the going concern basis of accounting in the 
preparation  of  the  group  financial  statements  is  appropriate.  Our  evaluation  of  the  directors’  assessment  of  the  group’s  ability  to 
continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting included: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

consideration of the group’s objectives, policies and processes in managing its working capital as well as exposure to financial, 
credit and liquidity risks;  
reviewing  the  cash  flow  forecasts  for  the  ensuing  twelve  months  from  the  date  of  approval  of  these  group  financial 
statements and assessment thereof; 
performing sensitivity analysis on the cash flow forecast prepared by management, and challenging the assumptions included 
thereto; 
reviewing the management’s going concern memorandum assessment and discussing with management regarding the future 
and availability of funding; and 
reviewing the adequacy and completeness of disclosures in the group financial statements. 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this 
report. 

Our application of materiality  

For the purposes of determining whether the group financial statements are free from material misstatement, we define materiality as 
a magnitude of misstatement, including omission, that makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable 
person,  relying  on  the  group  financial  statements,  would  be  changed,  or  influenced.  We  have  also  considered  those  misstatements 
including omissions that would be material by nature and would impact the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable person 
based our understanding of the business, industry and complexity involved.   
We  apply  the  concept  of  materiality  both  in  planning  and  throughout  the  course  of  audit,  and  in  evaluating  the  effect  of 
misstatements. Materiality is used to determine the group financial statements areas that are included within the scope of our audit 
and the extent of sample sizes during the audit.  

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We  also  determine  a  level  of  performance  materiality  which  we  use  to  assess  the  extent  of  testing  needed  to  reduce  to  an 
appropriately low level the probability that the aggregate of uncorrected and undetected misstatements exceeds materiality for the 
group financial statements as a whole. 
In determining materiality and performance materiality, we considered the following factors: 

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

our cumulative knowledge of the group and its environment, including industry specific trends; 
the change in the level of judgement required in respect of the key accounting estimates; 
significant transactions during the year; 
the stability in key management personnel; and 
the level of misstatements identified in prior periods. 

Materiality for the group financial statements was set at $200,000 (2022: $205,000). This was calculated based on 1.75% of revenue for 
the  year.  Using  our  professional  judgement,  we  have  determined  this  to  be  the  principal  benchmark  within  the  group  financial 
statements as it will be most relevant to stakeholders in assessing the financial performance of the group as the key focus of the group 
is to grow its business to meet its working capital needs by increasing revenue from operations.  
Materiality for the significant components of the group ranged from $53,000 (2022: $44,000) to $111,000 (2022: $108,000) based on 
1.75% of turnover for each component. 

Performance  materiality  for  the  group  financial  statements  was  set  at  $140,000  (2022:  $143,000)  being  70%  of  materiality  for  the 
group financial statements respectively. 70% is considered appropriate based on our assessment that there is low to medium risk that 
the financial statements could be materially misstated. The performance materiality for the significant components is calculated on the 
same basis as group materiality.  

We agreed to report to those charged with governance all corrected and uncorrected misstatements we identified through our audit 
with a value in excess of $10,000 (2022: $10,000). We also agreed to report any other audit misstatements below that threshold that 
we believe warranted reporting on qualitative grounds. 
No  significant  changes  have  come  to  light  during  the  audit  which  required  a  revision  to  our  materiality  for  the  group  financial 
statements as a whole. 

Our approach to the audit 

Our audit was risk based and was designed to focus our efforts on the areas at greatest risk of material misstatement, aspects subject 
to  significant  management  judgement  as  well  as  greatest  complexity,  risk  and  size.  The  scope  of  our  audit  was  based  on  the 
significance of component’s operations and materiality.  
In  designing  our  audit,  we  determined  materiality,  as  above,  and  assessed  the  risk  of  material  misstatement  in  the  group  financial 
statements. We tailored the scope of our audit to ensure that we performed sufficient work to be able to give an opinion on the group 
financial  statements,  considering  the  structure  of  the  group.  We  looked  at  areas  involving  significant  accounting  estimates  and 
judgements by the  directors and considered future events that are  inherently uncertain. These included but were not limited to the 
valuation of biological assets and the impairment of the underlying assets of the beef and grain divisions. We also addressed the risk of 
management override of internal controls, including among other matters consideration of whether there was evidence of bias that 
represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud. 
Each component was assessed as to whether they were significant or not to the group by either their size or risk. The group includes 
the listed parent company in Guernsey and five subsidiaries based in Mozambique, including one dormant subsidiary. The listed parent 
company and three trading subsidiaries were significant components due to identified risk and size.  
The group’s accounting function is based in Mozambique. We have performed the full scope audit on the listed parent company that is 
registered  in  Guernsey.  The  three  significant  components  in  Mozambique  have  been  subject  to  full  scope  audits  by  a  component 
auditor. As group auditor, we maintained oversight and regular contact with the component auditor throughout all stages of the audit 
and we were responsible for the scope and direction of their work. 
Key audit matters  

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the group financial 
statements  of  the  current  period  and  include  the  most  significant  assessed  risks  of  material  misstatement  (whether  or  not  due  to 
fraud)  we  identified,  including  those  which  had  the  greatest  effect  on:  the  overall  audit  strategy,  the  allocation  of  resources  in  the 
audit;  and  directing  the  efforts  of  the  engagement  team.  These  matters  were  addressed  in  the  context  of  our  audit  of  the  group 
financial statements, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. In addition to 
the matter described in the Material uncertainty related to going concern section we have determined the matters described below to 
be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. 

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Key Audit Matter 

How  the  scope  of  our  audit  responded  to  the  key 
audit matter 

Carrying value of the underlying assets of the beef 
and grain division (see Note 4) 

The  group's  assets  relate  to  beef  and  grain 
divisions  and  the  continuing  losses  incurred  by 
the  group  may  indicate  that  there  is  a  risk  these 
assets are impaired. 

Management is required to assess whether there 
are  potential  indicators  of  impairment  at  each 
reporting  date  and,  if  potential  indicators  of 
identified,  management  are 
impairment  are 
required  to  perform  a  full  assessment  of  the 
recoverable value of the assets. 

the  uncertainty  about 

future 
Given 
production and sales profiles and the volatility in 
cost,  there  is  a  risk  that  management  may  not 
adequately identify all impairment indicators. 

the 

Due  to  the  level  of  judgement  and  estimation 
made  by  management,  there  is  also  a  risk  of 
management biasness. 

Our  work  in  this  area  included  reviewing  the  work 
performed by the component auditor in relation to: 

➢  ownership  and  good  title to  the  group’s  assets; 

and  

➢  physical  review  of  material  assets  for  any 

indicators of impairment. 

We further performed the below procedures: 

➢  Obtained  the  discounted  cashflow  valuation 
workings  from  management  and  verified  the 
mathematical accuracy; 

➢  Reviewed 

and 

challenged  management's 
budgets,  cash  flow  forecasts  and  projections  of 
the  beef  and  grain  division  to  ensure  that  the 
assets were recoverable; 

➢  Assessed  the  reasonableness  of  the  underlying 

inputs of the fair value calculation;  

➢  Performed  a  sensitivity  analysis  to  ensure  any 
major  fluctuations  in  the  subjective  elements 
would not result in material misstatement and if 
they do, that they were appropriately disclosed;  
and 

➢  Ensured the presentation and disclosures in the 
group financial statements was sufficient and in 
accordance  with  requirements  of 
IAS  36- 
Impairment of assets. 

Other information  

The  other  information  comprises  the  information  included  in  the  annual  report,  other  than  the  group  financial  statements  and  our 
auditor’s report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on 
the group financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 
Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent 
with  the  group  financial  statements,  or  our  knowledge  obtained  in  the  course  of  the  audit,  or  otherwise  appears  to  be  materially 
misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this 
gives  rise  to  a  material  misstatement  in  the  group  financial  statements  themselves.  If,  based  on  the  work  we  have  performed,  we 
conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.  

We have nothing to report in this regard.   

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Matters on which we are required to report by exception  

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not 
identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors’ report.  

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 requires us to 
report to you if, in our opinion:  

• 

adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches 
not visited by us; or  
the group financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or  

• 
•  we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. 

Responsibilities of directors  

As explained more fully in the statement of director’s responsibilities, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the group 
financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine 
is necessary to enable the preparation of group financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or 
error.  

In  preparing  the  group  financial  statements,  the  directors  are  responsible  for  assessing  the  group’s  ability  to  continue  as  a  going 
concern,  disclosing,  as  applicable,  matters  related  to  going  concern  and  using  the  going  concern  basis  of  accounting  unless  the 
directors either intend to liquidate the group or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.  

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the group financial statements  

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the group financial statements are free from material misstatement, 
whether  due  to  fraud  or  error,  and  to  issue  an  auditor’s  report  that  includes  our  opinion.  Reasonable  assurance  is  a  high  level  of 
assurance  but  is  not  a  guarantee  that  an  audit  conducted  in  accordance  with  ISAs  (UK)  will  always  detect  a  material  misstatement 
when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could 
reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken based on these group financial statements.  

Irregularities,  including  fraud,  are  instances  of  non-compliance  with  laws  and  regulations.  We  design  procedures  in  line  with  our 
responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our 
procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: 

•  We obtained an understanding of the group and the industry in which it operates to identify laws and regulations that could 
reasonably  be  expected  to  have  a  direct  effect  on  the  group  financial  statements.  We  obtained  our  understanding  in  this 
regard through discussions with management and the application of our cumulative audit knowledge and experience of the 
industry. 

•  We  determined the  principal  laws  and  regulations  relevant  to  the  group  in this  regard to be those  arising  from  AIM  Listing 
Rules,  QCA  Corporate  Governance  Code,  Companies  (Guernsey)  Law  2008,  UK-adopted  international  accounting  standards, 
local Employment Laws, local Health and Safety Regulations and License and local laws and regulations in Mozambique. The 
team remained alert to instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit. 

•  We  designed  our  audit  procedures  to  ensure  the  audit  team  considered  whether  there  were  any  indications  of  non-
compliance  by  the  group  with  those  laws  and  regulations.  These  procedures  included  but  were  not  limited  to:  making 
enquiries of management and legal counsel; discussion with component auditor about compliance with laws and regulations 
in Mozambique; review of minutes of meetings; review of legal and professional ledger accounts and review of the Regulatory 
News Service announcements. 

•  We  also  identified  the  risks  of  material  misstatement  of  the  group  financial  statements  due  to  fraud.  We  considered,  in 
addition  to  the  non-rebuttable  presumption  of  a  risk  of  fraud  arising  from  management  override  of  controls,  we  did  not 
identify any significant fraud risks. 

•  As  in  all  of  our  audits,  we  addressed  the  risk  of  fraud  arising  from  management  override  of  controls  by  performing  audit 
procedures which included, but were not limited to: the testing of journals;  reviewing key accounting estimates for evidence 

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of bias (Refer to the Key Audit Matter and Material uncertainty related to going concern sections); and evaluating the business 
rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business. 

•  Our review of non-compliance with laws and regulations incorporated listed parent entity. The component auditors were used 
for  significant  components.  The  risk  of  actual  or  suspected  non-compliance  was  not  sufficiently  significant  to  our  audit  to 
result in our response being identified as a key audit matter. 

Because  of  the  inherent  limitations  of  an  audit,  there  is  a  risk  that  we  will  not  detect  all  irregularities,  including  those  leading  to  a 
material  misstatement  in  the  group  financial  statements  or  non-compliance  with  regulation.    This  risk  increases  the  more  that 
compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the group financial statements, as we will 
be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud 
rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. 

A  further  description  of  our  responsibilities  for  the  audit  of  the  group  financial  statements  is  located  on  the  Financial  Reporting 
Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report. 
Use of our report 
This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with our engagement letter dated 09 June 2023.  Our 
audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in 
an  auditor’s  report  and for  no  other  purpose.   To the  fullest extent  permitted  by  law, we  do not  accept  or  assume  responsibility  to 
anyone, other than the  company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we 
have formed. 

Timothy Harris (Engagement Partner)  
For and on behalf of PKF Littlejohn LLP 
Registered  Auditor 

30 November 2023 

15 Westferry Circus 
Canary Wharf 
London E14 4HD 

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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 

Revenue 

Cost of sales 

(Decrease)/Increase in fair value of biological assets 

Gross profit 

Operating expenses 

Other income  

Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment  

Operating loss 

Finance costs 

Share of profit in equity-accounted investees, net of tax 

Loss before taxation 

Taxation 

Loss for the year attributable to owners of the Company 

Earnings per Share 

Basic and diluted earnings per share  

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 

Loss for the year  

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: 

Foreign exchange translation differences 

Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the year  

Total comprehensive loss for the year attributable to owners of the Company 

Year  
ended  
31 March 
2023 

$’000 

11,494 

(8,758) 

(288) 
2,448 

Year 
ended 
31 March 
2022 

$’000 

10,277 

(7,715) 

1 
2,563 

(3,381) 

(3,490) 

122 

- 
(811) 

(1,462) 

37 

(2,236) 

127 
(2,109) 

86 

20 
(821) 

(1,627) 

55 

(2,393) 

123 
(2,270) 

Note 

5 

6 

10 

23 

11 

US cents 

US cents 

12 

(9.29) 

(10.7) 

Year 
ended  
31 March 
2023 

$’000 

Year 
ended  
31 March 
2022 

$’000 

(2,109) 

(2,270) 

(161) 

(161) 

(2,270) 

932 

932 

(1,338) 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 

AS AT 31 MARCH 2023 

Non-current assets 
Property, plant and equipment 
Intangible assets 
Equity-accounted investees 

Current assets 
Biological assets 
Inventories 
Trade and other receivables 
Cash and cash equivalents 

Total assets 

Current liabilities 
Borrowings 
Trade and other payables 

Net current liabilities  

Non-current liabilities 

Borrowings 

Deferred tax liability 

Total liabilities 

Net assets  

Share capital 
Share premium 
Share based payment reserve 
Revaluation reserve 
Translation reserve 
Accumulated loss 

31 March 
2023 
$’000 

31 March 
2022 
$’000 

Note 

13 
14 
23 

15 
16 
17 

18 
19 

18 

11 

22 

24,267 
3 
93 

24,363 

496 
550 
1,055 
174 
2,275 

25,051 
18 
56 

25,125 

463 
2,176 
824 
107 
3,570 

26,638 

28,695 

2,666 
658 

3,324 

8,809 
960 

9,769 

(1,049) 

(6,199) 

7,196 

6,111 

13,307 

16,631 

10,007 

3,993 
151,419 
67 
12,061 
(16,169) 
(141,364) 

1,003 

6,243 

7,246 

17,015 

11,680 

3,373 
151,442 
67 
12,312 
(16,008) 
(139,506) 

Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent 

10,007 

11,680 

The financial statements on pages 18 to 46 were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 30 November 2023. 

Signed on behalf of the Board of Directors by: 

CSO Havers 
Chair 
30 November 2023 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 

Share  
capital 

Share 
premium 

Share 
based 
payment 
reserve 

Translation 
reserve 

Revaluation 
reserve 

Accumulated 
losses 

Total 
Equity 

Note 

$’000 

$’000 

$’000 

$’000 

$’000 

$’000 

$’000 

(16,940) 
- 

12,563 
- 

(137,507) 
(2,270) 

13,018 
(2,270) 

Balance at 1 April 2021 
Loss for the year  
Other 
income: 
Exchange translation gain on foreign 
operations  

comprehensive 

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for 
the year 
Transactions with owners 
Share based payments 
Revaluation 
realised 
Total 
owners for the year 

transactions  with 

surplus 

Balance at 31 March 2022  
Loss for the year 
Other 
income: 
Exchange translation loss on foreign 
operations 

comprehensive 

Total comprehensive loss for the 
year 
Transactions with owners 
Issue of shares 
Revaluation 
realised 
Total transactions with owners for the 
year 

surplus 

Balance at 31 March 2023 

3,373 
- 

151,442 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3,373 
- 

151,442 
- 

- 

- 

620 

- 

620 

3,993 

- 

- 

(23) 

- 

(23) 

87 
- 

- 

- 

(20) 

- 

(20) 

67 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

932 

932 

- 

- 

- 

(16,008) 
- 

(161) 

(161) 

- 

- 

- 

151,419 

67 

(16,169) 

- 

- 

- 

(251) 

(251) 

12,312 
- 

- 

- 

- 

(251) 

(251) 

12,061 

- 

932 

(2,270) 

(1,338) 

20 

251 

271 

- 

- 

- 

(139,506) 
(2,109) 

11,680 
(2,109) 

- 

(161) 

(2,109) 

(2,270) 

- 

251 

251 

(141,364) 

597 

- 

597 

10,007 

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CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 

Cash flows from operating activities 
Loss before tax  
Adjustments for: 

Amortisation and depreciation 
Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment 
Foreign exchange gain 
Changes in value of biological assets 
Share of profit in associate 
Net finance costs 

Operating cash flows before movements in working capital  
Net increase in biological assets  
Decrease/(Increase) in inventories 
Decrease in trade and other receivables 
Decrease in trade and other payables 

Net cash generated from / (used in) operating activities  

Cash flows from investing activities 
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment net of expenses incurred  
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment 

Net cash used in investing activities 

Cash flows from financing activities 
Net (repayment)/drawdown of overdrafts 
Net (repayment)/drawdown of loans 
Net drawdown of shareholder loans 
Net repayment of leases 
Finance costs 

Net cash (used in) / generated from financing activities 

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year 

Year ended  

31 March 2023 

Note 

$’000 

Year 
ended  
31 March 
2022 
$’000 

(2,236) 

(2,393) 

13/14 

15 
23 
10 

15 

13 

18 
18 
18 

870 
- 
(151) 
288 
(37) 
1,462 

196 
(321) 
1,626 
52 
(302) 

1,251 

- 
(90) 

(90) 

(6,254) 
(1,589) 
7,900 
(137) 
(1,014) 

(1,094) 

67 
- 

107 

174 

874 
(20) 
162 
(1) 
(55) 
1,627 

194 
(12) 
(1,243) 
928 
(1,086) 

(1,219) 

20 
(79) 

(59) 

2,236 
644 
- 
(99) 
(1,627) 

1,154 

(124) 
- 

231 

107 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

1.  GENERAL INFORMATION 

Agriterra is incorporated and domiciled in Guernsey, the Channel Islands, with registered number 42643. Further details, including the address of the 
registered office, are given on page 47. The nature of the Group’s operations and its principal activities are set out in the Directors’ report. A list of the 
investments in subsidiaries and associate companies held directly and indirectly by the Company during the  year and at the year-end, including the 
name, country of incorporation, operation and ownership interest is given in note 3. 

The reporting currency for the Group is the US Dollar (‘$’ or ‘US$’) as it most appropriately reflects the Group’s business activities in the agricultural 
sector in Africa and therefore the Group’s financial position and financial performance. 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards as adopted by United Kingdom. 
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for the following items, which are measured at on alternative basis 
on each reporting date: 

Items 
Biological assets 

Property, plant and equipment – Land and building 

Measurement basis 
Fair value  
Subsequent  measured  at  revalued  amount  -  i.e., 
less 
fair  value  at 
subsequent depreciation and impairment losses. 

the  date  of  revaluation 

2.  ADOPTION OF NEW AND REVISED STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS 

Adoption of new and revised Standards 

During the current year, the Group has adopted all of the new and revised standards and interpretations issued by the IASB and the IFRS-IC that 
are relevant to its operations and effective for annual reporting periods beginning on 1 April 2022. The revised standards and interpretations 
have not resulted in material changes to the Group's accounting policies. 

The following new and amended standards are not expected to have a significant impact on the Group’s separate financial statements in the 
future, being FY 2024. 

Onerous Contracts: Cost of Fulfilling a Contract (Amendments to IAS 37). 
• 
COVID-19: Related Rent Concessions (Amendment to IFRS 16). 
• 
Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before Intended Use (Amendments to IAS 16). 
• 
Reference to Conceptual Framework (Amendments to IFRS 3). 
• 
Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current (Amendments to IAS 1). 
• 
Insurance Contracts and amendments to Insurance Contracts (Amendment to IFRS 17). 
•  Disclosure of Accounting policies (Amendment to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2). 
•  Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction (Amendments to IAS 12). 

3.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

The financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for certain financial instruments, biological assets, property, plant and 
equipment  and  share  based  payments.  Historical  cost  is  generally  based  on  the  fair  value  of  the  consideration  given  in  exchange  for  the  assets 
acquired. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below in this note. 

Going concern 

The Group has prepared forecasts for the Group’s ongoing businesses covering the period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial 
statements. These forecasts are based on assumptions including, inter alia, that there are no significant disruptions to the supply of maize or cattle to 
meet  its  projected  sales  volumes  and  that  key  inputs  are  achieved,  such  as  forecast  selling  prices  and  volume,  budgeted  cost  reductions,  and 
projected  weight  gains  of  cattle  in  the  feedlot.  They  further  take  into  account  working  capital  requirements  and  currently  available  borrowing 
facilities. 

These forecasts include the impact of the restructuring exercise and working capital constraints show that the Group needs to achieve its operating 
targets to have sufficient headroom under its existing banking and shareholder loan facilities. Certain facilities fall due for renewal in June 2024 and it 
has been assumed that these will be renewed. 

The  divisional  forecasts  for  FY-24  show  a  significant  improvement  in  operating  performance  as  compared  to  that  reported  for  the  year  ended  31 
March 2023. However, there can  be  no certainty  that these  restructuring  plans  will be successful, and the  forecasts are sensitive to small adverse 
changes in the operations  of the divisions.  As set out in notes  18 and 21 the Group is funded  by a combination of short and long-term borrowing 

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facilities.  As  set  out  in  note  26,  since  the  year  end  additional  finance  has  been  secured  and  a  shareholder  loan  maturing  in  July  2023  has  been 
extended by a further year.   

Based on the above, whilst there are no contractual guarantees, the directors are confident that the existing financing facilities will continue to be 
available to the Group. The directors, with the operating initiatives already in place and funding options available are confident that the  Group will 
achieve its cash flow forecasts. Therefore, the directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. 

The forecasts show that the Group needs to achieve its operating targets in order to remain within its existing bank and shareholder loan facilities and 
to meet its commitments as they fall due. These conditions and events indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt 
upon the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern and the Group companies may therefore be unable to realise their assets and discharge their 
liabilities  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business.  The  auditors  make  reference  to  going  concern  in  their  audit  report  by  way  of  a  material  uncertainty. 
These financial statements do not include the adjustments that would result if the Group were unable to continue as a going concern. 

Basis of consolidation 

The Group accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method when the acquired set of activities and assets meets the definition of a 
business  and control is transferred to the Group. In  determining whether a particular set of activities and assets is a business, the  Group assesses 
whether  the  set  of  assets  and  activities  acquired  includes,  at  a  minimum,  an  input  and  substantive  process  and  whether  the  acquired  set  has  the 
ability to produce outputs. 

The consideration transferred in the acquisition is generally measured at fair value, as are the identifiable net assets acquired. Any goodwill that arises 
is  tested  annually  for  impairment.  Any  gain  on  a  bargain  purchase  is  recognised  in  profit  or  loss  immediately.  Transaction  costs  are  expensed  as 
incurred, except if related to the issue of debt or equity securities. 

Subsidiaries 
Subsidiaries  are  entities  controlled  by  the  Group.  The  Group  ‘controls’  an  entity  when  it  is  exposed  to,  or  has  rights  to,  variable  returns  from  its 
involvement with the entity and  has the ability to affect those returns through  power over the entity. The financial statements of subsidiaries are 
included in the consolidated financial statements from the date on which control commences until the date on which controls ceases. 

Intra-Group transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between Group companies are eliminated. Unrealised losses are eliminated in 
the same way as unrealised gains, but only to the extent that there is no evidence of impairment. 

Interest in equity accounted investees 
The Group’s interest in equity accounted investees comprise interest in a joint venture.  

A joint venture is an arrangement in which the Group has joint control, whereby the Group has rights to the net assets of the arrangement rather than 
rights to its assets and obligations for its liabilities. 

Interest in Joint Ventures are accounted for using the equity method. There are initially recognised at cost, which include transaction cost. Subsequent 
to initial recognition, the consolidated financial statements include the Group’s share of the profit or loss and OCI of the equity accounted investees, 
until the date on which joint control ceases. 

As at 31 March 2023, the Company held equity interests in the following undertakings: 

Direct investments 

Subsidiary undertakings 
Agriterra (Mozambique) Limited 

Indirect investments of Agriterra (Mozambique) Limited 

Proportion held of 
equity instruments 

Country  of 
and place of business 

incorporation 

Nature of business 

100% 

Guernsey 

Holding company 

Proportion held of 
equity instruments 

Country of incorporation and 
place of business 

Nature of business 

Subsidiary undertakings 
DECA - Desenvolvimento E Comercialização Agrícola 
Limitada 
Compagri Limitada 
Mozbife Limitada 
Carnes de Manica Limitada 
Aviação Agriterra Limitada 

Joint venture 
DECA Snax Limitada 

100% 
100% 
100% 
100% 
100% 

50% 

Mozambique 
Mozambique 
Mozambique 
Mozambique 
Mozambique 

Grain 
Grain 
Beef 
Dormant 
Dormant 

Mozambique 

Snax 

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Foreign currency  

The  individual  financial  statements  of  each  company  in  the  Group  are  prepared  in  Mozambican  Metical,  the  currency  of  the  primary  economic 
environment in which it operates (its ‘functional currency’). The consolidated financial statements are presented in US Dollars. 

In  preparing  the  financial  statements  of  the  individual  companies,  transactions  in  currencies  other  than  the  entity’s  functional  currency  (foreign 
currencies)  are  recognised  at  the  rates  of  exchange  prevailing  on  the  date  of  the  transaction.  At  each  balance  sheet  date,  monetary  assets  and 
liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at that date. Non-monetary items that are measured in 
terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated. 

For the purpose of presenting consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Group’s operations are translated at exchange rates 
prevailing  at  the  balance  sheet  date.  Income  and  expense  items  are  translated  at  the  average  exchange  rates  for  the  year,  unless  exchange  rates 
fluctuate  significantly  during  the  year,  in  which  case  exchange  rates  at  the  date  of  transactions  are  used.  Exchange  differences  arising  from  the 
translation of the net investment in foreign operations and overseas branches are recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in 
equity in the translation reserve. Such translation differences are recognised as income or expense in the year in which the operation or branch is 
disposed of. 

The following are the material exchange rates applied by the Group: 

Mozambican Metical: US$ 

Operating segments 

Average Rate 

Closing Rate 

2023 

2022 

2023 

2022 

63.86 

66.31 

63.88 

63.83 

The  Chief  Operating  Decision  Maker  is  the  Board.  The  Board  reviews  the  Company’s  internal  reporting  in  order  to  assess  the  performance  of  the 
business. Management has determined the operating segments based on the reports reviewed by the Board which consider the activities by nature of 
business. 

Revenue recognition 

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, 
net of discounts, value added taxes and other sales related taxes. 

Performance obligations and timing of revenue recognition: 
All of the Group’s revenue is derived from selling goods with revenue recognised at a point in time when control of the goods has transferred to the 
customer. This is generally when the goods are collected by or delivered to the customer. There is limited judgement needed in identifying the point 
control passes once physical delivery of the products to the agreed location has occurred, the Group no longer has physical possession, usually it will 
have a present right to payment. Consideration is received in accordance with agreed terms of sale. 

Determining the contract price: 
All of the Group’s revenue is derived from fixed price lists and therefore the amount of revenue to be earned from each transaction is determined by 
reference to those fixed prices. 

Allocating amounts to performance obligations: 
For most sales, there is a fixed unit price for each product sold. Therefore, there is no judgement involved in allocating the price to each unit ordered. 

There are no long-term contracts in place. Sales commissions are expensed as incurred. No practical expedients are used. 

Operating loss 

Operating loss is stated before investment revenues, other gains and losses, finance costs and taxation. 

Borrowing costs 

Borrowing  costs  directly  attributable  to  the  acquisition,  construction  or  production  of  qualifying  assets,  which  are  assets  that  necessarily  take  a 
substantial year of time to get ready for their intended use or sale, are added to the cost of those assets, until such time as the assets are substantially 
ready for their intended use or sale. The Group did not incur any borrowing costs in respect of qualifying assets in any year presented. 

All other borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss in the year in which they are incurred. 

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Share based payments 

The  Company  issues  equity-settled  share-based  payments  to  certain  employees  of  the  Group  and  in  settlement  of  certain  expenditure.  These 
payments are measured at fair value (excluding the effect of non-market based vesting conditions) at the date of grant and the value is expensed on a 
straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Company’s estimate of the shares that will eventually vest and adjusted for non-market based 
vesting conditions.   

Fair value is measured by use of the Black Scholes model. The expected life used in the model is adjusted, based on management’s best estimate, for 
the effects of non-transferability, exercise restrictions and behavioural considerations. 

Employee benefits 

Short-term employee benefits 

Short-term employee benefits include salaries and wages, short-term compensated absences and bonus payments. The Group recognises a liability 
and corresponding expense for short-term employee benefits when an employee has rendered services that entitle him/her to the benefit. 

Post-employment benefits 

The Group does not contribute to any retirement plan for its employees. Social security payments to state schemes are charged to profit and loss as 
the employee’s services are rendered. 

Leases 
The Group as a lessee. 

The  Group  assesses  whether  a  contract  is  or  contains  a  lease,  at  inception  of  the  contract.  The  Group  recognises  a  right-of-use  asset  and  a 
corresponding lease liability with respect to all lease arrangements in which it is the lessee, except for short-term leases (defined as leases with a lease 
term of 12 months or less) and leases of low value assets (such as tablets and personal computers, small items of office furniture and telephones). For 
these  leases,  the  Group  recognises  the  lease  payments  as  an  operating  expense  on  a  straight-line  basis  over  the  term  of  the  lease  unless  another 
systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased assets are consumed. 

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted by using 
the rate implicit in the lease. If this rate cannot be readily determined, the lessee uses its incremental borrowing rate. 

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

Fixed lease payments (including in-substance fixed payments), less any lease incentives receivable; 

Variable lease payments that depend on an index or rate, initially measured using the index or rate at the commencement date; 

The amount expected to be payable by the lessee under residual value guarantees; 

The exercise price of purchase options, if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise the options; and 

Payments of penalties for terminating the lease if the lease term reflects the exercise of an option to terminate the lease. 

The lease liability is presented as a separate line in the consolidated statement of financial position. 

The  lease  liability  is  subsequently  measured  by  increasing  the  carrying  amount  to  reflect  interest  on  the  lease  liability  (using  the  effective  interest 
method) and by reducing the carrying amount to reflect the lease payments made. 

The Group remeasures the lease liability (and makes a corresponding adjustment to the related right-of-use asset) whenever: 

• 

• 

• 

The lease term has changed or there is a significant event or change in circumstances resulting in a change in the assessment of exercise of a 
purchase option, in which case the lease liability is remeasured by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate. 

The lease payments change due to changes in an index or rate or a change in expected payment under a guaranteed residual value, in which 
cases the lease liability is remeasured by discounting the revised lease payments using an unchanged discount rate (unless the lease payments 
change is due to a change in a floating interest rate, in which case a revised discount rate is used). 

A lease contract is modified, and the lease modification is not accounted for as a separate lease, in which case the lease liability is remeasured 
based on the lease term of the modified lease by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate at the effective date of 
the modification. 

The Group did not make any such adjustments during the periods presented. 

The right-of-use assets comprise the initial measurement of the corresponding lease liability, lease payments made at or before the commencement 
day,  less  any  lease  incentives  received  and  any  initial  direct  costs.  They  are  subsequently  measured  at  cost  less  accumulated  depreciation  and 
impairment losses. 

Whenever  the  Group  incurs  an  obligation  for  costs  to  dismantle  and  remove  a  leased  asset,  restore  the  site  on  which  it  is  located  or  restore  the 
underlying  asset  to  the  condition  required  by  the  terms  and  conditions  of  the  lease,  a  provision  is  recognised  and  measured  under  IAS  37.  To  the 
extent that the costs relate to a right-of-use asset, the costs are included in the related right-of-use asset, unless those costs are incurred to produce 
inventories. 

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Right-of-use assets are depreciated over the shorter period of lease term and useful life of the underlying asset. If a lease transfers ownership of the 
underlying asset or the cost of the right-of-use asset reflects that the Group expects to exercise a purchase option, the related right-of-use asset is 
depreciated over the useful life of the underlying asset. The depreciation starts at the commencement date of the lease. 

The right-of-use assets are presented as a separate line in the consolidated statement of financial position. 

The Group applies IAS 36 to determine whether a right-of-use asset is impaired and accounts for any identified impairment loss as described in the 
‘Property, Plant and Equipment’ policy. 

Variable rents that do not depend on an index or rate are not included in the measurement of the lease liability and the right-of-use asset. The related 
payments  are  recognised  as  an  expense  in  the  period  in  which  the  event  or  condition  that  triggers  those  payments  occurs  and  are  included  in 
operating expenses in profit or loss. 

Taxation 

The Company is resident for taxation purposes in Guernsey and its income is subject to income tax, presently at a rate of zero per cent per annum.  
The income of overseas subsidiaries is subject to tax at the prevailing rate in each jurisdiction. 

The income tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax is recognised in the income statement except to the extent that 
it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity when tax is recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in 
equity  as  appropriate.  Taxable  profit  differs  from  accounting  profit  as  reported  in  the  income  statement  because  it  excludes  items  of  income  or 
expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. 

Current tax expense is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year. It is calculated on the basis of the tax laws and rates enacted or 
substantively enacted at the balance sheet date and includes any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous  years. Deferred tax is calculated 
using  the  balance  sheet  liability  method,  providing  for  temporary  differences  between  the  carrying  amounts  of  assets  and  liabilities  for  financial 
reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit 
will be available against which the asset can be utilised. This requires judgements to be made in respect of the availability of future taxable income. 

The Group's deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated using tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the liability is settled or the 
asset realised based on tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date. 

Deferred  income  tax  assets  and  liabilities  are  offset  only  when  there  is  a  legally  enforceable  right  to  offset  current  tax  assets  against  current  tax 
liabilities and  when the  deferred income tax assets  and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the same 
taxable entity or different taxable entities where there is an intention to settle the balances on a net basis. 

No  deferred  tax  asset  or  liability  is  recognised  in  respect  of  temporary  differences  associated  with  investments  in  subsidiaries,  branches  and  joint 
ventures where the Group is able to control the timing of reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that the temporary differences will 
not reverse in the foreseeable future. 

Property, plant and equipment 

Recognition 
Items of property, plant and equipment are stated at historical purchase cost. Cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition. 
The cost of self-constructed assets includes the cost of materials and direct labour, any other costs directly attributable to bringing the assets to a 
working  condition  for  their  intended  use,  the  costs  of  dismantling  and  removing  the  items  and  restoring  the  site  on  which  they  are  located  and 
borrowing costs on qualifying assets.  

Subsequent expenditure 
Subsequent expenditure is capitalised only if it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost 
of the item can be measured reliably. 

Subsequent measurement 
Following initial recognition at cost, items of land and buildings are subsequently measured using the revaluation model being the fair value at the 
date of revaluation less any subsequent depreciation and subsequent impairment losses. The revaluation model is only used when fair value can be 
reliably measured. Revaluations are made regularly enough to ensure that at any reporting date the carrying amount does not differ materially from 
the fair value. Revaluations are performed by independent sworn valuators triennially. When an item of property, plant and equipment is revalued, 
the entire class of property, plant, and equipment to which the asset belongs is revalued. Only land and buildings are subsequently valued using the 
revaluation model and all others are valued at cost model. 

Any revaluation surplus is credited to revaluation reserve as part of other comprehensive income, except to the extent that it reverses a revaluation 
decrease  of  the  same  asset  previously  recognized  in the  profit  or  loss,  in  which  case  the  increase  is  recognized  in  the  profit  or  loss.  A  revaluation 
deficit is recognized in profit or loss, except to the extent that it offsets an existing surplus on the same recognized in the asset revaluation reserve. 
The revaluation reserve is realized over the period of the useful life of the property by transferring the realized portion from the revaluation reserve to 
retained earnings. 

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Depreciation 
Depreciation is charged on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of each item, as follows: 

Land and buildings: 

Land 
Buildings and leasehold improvements 

Plant and machinery 
Motor vehicles 
Other assets 

Nil 
2%  –   33% 
5%  –   25% 
20%  –   25% 
10%  –   33% 

The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each balance sheet date. Gains and losses on disposals are 
determined by comparing proceeds received with the carrying amount of the asset immediately prior to disposal and are included in profit and loss. 

Intangible assets  

Intangible assets comprise investment in management information and financial software.  This is amortised at 10% straight line. 

Impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 

At each balance sheet date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those 
assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the  recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the 
extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where the asset does not generate cash flows that are independent from other assets, the Group estimates the 
recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.  

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are 
discounted to  their  present value using a  pre-tax  discount rate that  reflects current market assessments of the time value of money  and  the  risks 
specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted. 

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or 
cash-generating  unit)  is  reduced  to  its  recoverable  amount.  An  impairment  loss  is  recognised  initially  against  amounts  included  in  the  revaluation 
reserve in respect of the asset and subsequently in profit and loss. 

Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its 
recoverable  amount,  but  so  that  the  increased  carrying  amount  does  not  exceed  the  carrying  amount  that  would  have  been  determined  had  no 
impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in 
profit and loss. 

Biological assets 

Consumer biological assets, being the beef cattle herd, are measured in accordance with IAS 41, ‘Agriculture’ at fair value less costs to sell, with gains 
and losses in the measurement to fair value recorded in profit and loss. Breeding cattle, comprising bulls, cows and heifers are expected to be held for 
more than one year, and are classified as non-current assets. The non-breeding cattle comprise animals that will be grown and sold for slaughter and 
are classified as current assets. 

Cattle are recorded as assets at the year-end and the fair value is determined by the size of the herd and market prices at the reporting date. 

Cattle ceases to be a biological asset from the point it is slaughtered, after which it is accounted for in accordance with the accounting policy below for 
inventories. 

Forage crops are valued in accordance with IAS 41, ‘Agriculture’ at fair value less costs to harvest. As there is no ready local market for forage crops, 
fair  value  is  calculated  by  reference  to  the  production  costs  of  previous  crops.  The  cost  of  forage  is  charged  to  profit  or  loss  over  the  year  it  is 
consumed. 

Inventories 

Inventories  are  stated  at  the  lower  of  cost  and  net  realisable  value.  Net  realisable  value  is  the  estimated  selling  price  in  the  ordinary  course  of 
business, less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses. The cost of inventories is based on the weighted average principle and includes 
expenditure incurred in acquiring the inventories and bringing them to their existing location and condition. 

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised in the Group’s balance sheet when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of 
the instrument. 

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Financial assets 

Financial assets are classified as either financial assets at amortised cost, at fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVTOCI”) or at fair value 
through  profit  or  loss  (“FVPL”)  depending  upon  the  business  model  for  managing  the  financial  assets  and  the  nature  of  the  contractual  cash  flow 
characteristics of the financial asset. 

A loss allowance for expected credit losses is determined for all financial assets, other than those at FVPL, at the end of each reporting period. The 
Group applies a simplified approach to measure the credit loss allowance for trade receivables using the lifetime expected credit loss provision. The 
lifetime expected credit loss is evaluated for each trade receivable taking into account payment history, payments made subsequent to year-end and 
prior to reporting, past default experience and the impact of any other relevant and current observable data. The  Group applies a general approach 
on all other receivables classified as financial assets. The general approach recognises lifetime expected credit losses when there has been a significant 
increase in credit risk since initial recognition. 

The Group derecognises a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset 
and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another party. The  Group derecognises financial liabilities when the Group’s 
obligations are discharged, cancelled or have expired. 

Trade and other receivables 

Trade receivables are accounted for at amortised cost. Trade receivables do not carry any interest and are stated at their nominal value as reduced by 
appropriate expected credit loss allowances for estimated recoverable amounts as the interest that would be recognised from discounting future cash 
payments over the short payment period is not considered to be material. Other receivables are accounted for at amortised cost and are stated at 
their nominal value as reduced by appropriate expected credit loss allowances. 

Financial liabilities 

The classification of financial liabilities at initial recognition depends on the purpose for which the financial liability was issued and its characteristics. 

All purchases of financial liabilities are recorded on trade date, being the date on which the Group becomes party to the contractual requirements of 
the financial liability. Unless otherwise indicated the carrying amounts of the Group’s financial liabilities approximate to their fair values. 

The Group’s financial liabilities consist of financial liabilities measured at amortised cost and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss. 

A financial liability (in whole or in part) is derecognised when the Group has extinguished its contractual obligations, it expires or is cancelled. Any gain 
or loss on derecognition is taken to the statement of comprehensive income. 

Borrowings 

Borrowings are included as financial liabilities on the  Group balance sheet at the amounts drawn on the particular facilities net of the unamortised 
cost of financing. Interest payable on those facilities is expensed as finance cost in the period to which it relates. 

Trade and other payables 

Trade and other payables are initially recorded at fair value and subsequently carried at amortised cost. 

Fair value measurement 

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the 
measurement date. 

The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either in the principal 
market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability. The principal or the 
most advantageous market must be accessible to the Group. 

The  fair  value  of  an  asset  or  a  liability  is  measured  using  the  assumptions  that  market  participants  would  use  when  pricing  the  asset  or  liability, 
assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest. 

For  all  other  financial  instruments  not  traded  in  an  active  market,  the  fair  value  is  determined  by  using  valuation  techniques  deemed  to  be 
appropriate in the circumstances. Valuation techniques include the market approach (i.e., using recent arm’s length market transactions adjusted as 
necessary and reference to the current market value of another instrument that is substantially the same) and the income approach (i.e., discounted 
cash flow analysis and option pricing models making as much use of available and supportable market data as possible). 

All  assets  and  liabilities  for  which  fair  value  is  measured  or  disclosed  in  the  financial  statements  are  categorised  within  the  fair  value  hierarchy, 
described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole: 

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Level 1 - Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. 
Level 2 - Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable. 
Level 3 - Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable. 

For assets and liabilities that are recognised in the financial statements on a recurring basis, the Group determines whether transfers have occurred 
between levels in the hierarchy by re-assessing the categorisation (based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as 
a whole) at the end of each reporting year. 

4.  CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY 

In  the  application  of  the  Group’s  accounting  policies  which  are  described  in  note  3,  the  directors  are  required  to  make  judgments,  estimates  and 
assumptions  about  the  carrying  amounts  of  assets  and  liabilities  that  are  not  readily  apparent  from  other  sources.  The  estimates  and  associated 
assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the year in which 
the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that year or in the year of the revision and future years if the revision affects both current and future 
years. The effect on the financial statements of changes in estimates in future  years could be material on property, plant and equipment (note 13), 
and biological assets (note 15). 

Going concern 

Details of the directors’ assessment of Going Concern are set out in note 3. These financial statements do not include the  adjustments that would 
result if the Group were unable to continue as a going concern. 

Impairment and revaluation of land and buildings 

Impairment  reviews  for  non-current  assets  are  carried  out  at  each  balance  sheet  date  in  accordance  with  IAS  36,  Impairment  of  Assets.  Reported 
losses in the Beef and Grain divisions were considered to be indications of impairment  and a formal impairment review was undertaken to review 
whether the carrying amounts of non-current assets are greater than the recoverable amount.  

The impairment reviews are sensitive to various assumptions, including the expected sales forecasts, cost assumptions, rent per square metre, capital 
requirements, and discount rates among others depending on how the recoverable amount is determined. The forecasts of future cash flows were 
derived from the operational plans put in place following the restructuring exercise undertaken since year end to address the requirement to increase 
both volumes and margins across the two divisions. Real commodity prices were assumed to remain constant at current levels. 

As at 31 March 2021, the Group engaged an Independent real estate valuer to compute the fair value of land and buildings which also assisted in 
determining the recoverable amount whilst revaluing non-current assets. The Independent valuer used Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) 
and  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards  to  determine  the  fair  value  of  land  and  buildings.  Based  on  the  assessment  performed  by  the 
independent real estate valuers at 31 March 2021, and the improved operational outlook reflected in the operational plan in place, management have 
concluded that, at 31 March 2023, non-current assets are not impaired. 

No impairments were recorded in the  year ended 31 March 2023 or the year ended 31 March 2022. The carrying amount of non-current assets is 
$24.3 million (2022: $25.1 million).  

Biological assets 
Cattle are accounted for as biological assets and measured at their fair value at each balance sheet date. Fair value is based on the estimated market 
value for cattle  in Mozambique of a similar age and breed, less the estimated costs to bring them to market, converted to $ at the exchange rate 
prevailing  at  the  year  end.  Changes  in  any  estimates  could  lead  to  the  recognition  of  significant  fair  value  changes  in  the  consolidated  income 
statement, or significant changes in the foreign currency translation reserve for changes in the Metical to $ exchange rate.  

The  herd  may  be  categorised  as  either  the  breeding  herd  or  slaughter  herd,  depending  on  whether  it  was  principally  held  for  reproduction  or 
slaughter. The value of the herd held for slaughter disclosed as a current asset was $0.5m (2022: $0.5m). 

5.  SEGMENT REPORTING 

The  Board  considers  that  the  Group’s  operating  activities  comprise  the  segments  of  Grain,  Beef  and  Snax  and  which  are  undertaken  in  Africa.  In 
addition,  the  Group  has  certain  other  unallocated  expenditure,  assets  and  liabilities,  either  located  in  Africa  or  held  as  support  for  the  Africa 
operations. 

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Segment revenue and results 

The following is an analysis of the Group’s revenue and results by operating segment: 

Year ending 31 March 2023 

Grain 

Beef 

Snax* 

Revenue 

External sales (2) 
Inter-segment sales (1) 

Segment results 
- Operating profit/(loss) 
- Interest expense 
- Other gains and losses 
- Share of profit in equity-accounted investees 

(Loss)/Profit before tax 
Income tax 

(Loss)/Profit after tax 

$’000 

$’000 

$’000 

8,365 
225 

8,590 

2 
(958) 
95 
- 

(861) 

115 

(746) 

3,129 
- 

3,129 

(659) 
(63) 
59 
- 

(663) 

12 

(651) 

- 
- 

- 

- 
- 
- 
37 

37 

- 

37 

* The Snax division is equity accounted for as a Joint venture. Its income statement is set out in note 23. 

Year ending 31 March 2022 

Grain 

Beef 

Snax* 

Revenue 

External sales (2) 
Inter-segment sales (1) 

Segment results 
- Operating loss 
- Interest expense 
- Other gains and losses 
- Share of profit in equity-accounted investees 

(Loss)/Profit before tax 
Income tax 

(Loss)/Profit after tax 

$’000 

$’000 

$’000 

7,118 
226 
7,344 

(55) 
(1,548) 
88 
- 

(1,515) 

111 

(1,404) 

3,159 
- 
3,159 

(444) 
(79) 
19 
- 

(504) 

12 

(492) 

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
- 
55 

55 

- 

55 

Unallo-
cated 
$’000 

Elimina-
tions 
$’000 

- 
- 

- 

(308) 
(441)  
- 
- 

(749) 

- 

(749) 

- 
(225) 

(225) 

- 
- 
- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

Unallo-
cated 
$’000 

Elimina-
tions 
$’000 

- 
- 
- 

(429) 
- 
- 
- 

(429) 

- 

(429) 

- 
(226) 
(226) 

- 
- 
- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

Total 

$’000 

11,494 
- 

11,494 

(965) 
(1,462) 
154 
37 

(2,236) 

127 

(2,109) 

Total 

$’000 

10,277 
- 
10,277 

(928) 
(1,627) 
107 
55 

(2,393) 

123 

(2,270) 

(1) 

(2) 

Inter-segment sales are charged at prevailing market prices. 

Revenue represents sales to external customers and is recorded in the country 
of  domicile  of  the  Company  making  the  sale.  Sales  from  the  Grain  and  Beef 
divisions are principally for supply to the Mozambique market.  

The segment items included in the consolidated income statement for the year are as follows: 

Year ending 31 March 2023 

Grain 

Beef 

Snax 

$’000 

$’000 

$’000 

  Unallo-
cated 
$’000 

Elimina
-tions 
$’000 

Total 

  $’000 

Depreciation and amortisation 

514 

356 

- 

- 

- 

870 

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Year ending 31 March 2022 

Grain 

Beef 

Snax 

$’000 

$’000 

$’000 

  Unallo-
cated 
$’000 

Elimina
-tions 
$’000 

Total 

$’000 

Depreciation and amortisation 

502 

359 

- 

13 

- 

874 

Segment assets, liabilities and capital expenditure 

Segment  assets  consist  primarily  of  property,  plant  and  equipment,  biological  assets,  inventories,  trade  and  other  receivables  and  cash  and  cash 
equivalents.  Segment  liabilities  comprise  operating  liabilities,  including  an  overdraft  financing  facility  in  the  Grain  segment,  and  bank  loans  and 
overdraft financing facilities in the Beef segment. 

Capital expenditure comprises additions to property, plant and equipment. 

The segment assets and liabilities at 31 March 2023 and capital expenditure for the year then ended are as follows: 

Assets 
Liabilities 
Capital expenditure 

Grain 
$’000 

21,361 
(7,596) 
31 

Beef 
$’000 

4,880 
(770) 
59 

Snax 
$’000 

Unallocated 
$’000 

93 
- 
- 

304 
(8,265) 
- 

Total 
$’000 

26,638 
(16,631) 
90 

Segment assets and liabilities are reconciled to Group assets and liabilities as follows: 

Segment assets and liabilities 
Unallocated: 

Other receivables 
Accrued liabilities 
Borrowings 

Assets 
$’000 
26,334 

304 
- 
- 

26,638 

Liabilities 
$’000 
(8,366) 

- 
(232) 
(8,033) 

(16,631) 

The segment assets and liabilities at 31 March 2022 and capital expenditure for the year then ended are as follows: 

Assets 
Liabilities 
Capital expenditure 

Grain 
$’000 

23,496 
(15,838) 
65 

Beef 
$’000 

5,133 
(973) 
14 

Snax 
$’000 

Unallocated 
$’000 

56 
- 
- 

10 
(204) 
- 

Total 
$’000 

28,695 
(17,015) 
79 

Segment assets and liabilities are reconciled to Group assets and liabilities as follows: 

Segment assets and liabilities 
Unallocated: 

Other receivables 
Accrued liabilities 

Assets 
$’000 
28,685 

10 
- 

28,695 

Liabilities 
$’000 
(16,811) 

- 
(204) 

(17,015) 

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Key performance Indicators 

The  Board  considers  that  earnings  before  interest,  tax,  depreciation  and  amortisation  (“EBITDA”)  is  a  key  performance  indicator  in  measuring 
operational performance.  EBITDA is a non IFRS measure and alternative performance measure for the Group which is calculated as follows: 

Year ending 31 March 2023 

(Loss)/Profit before tax 
- Interest expense 
- Depreciation and amortisation charge 
- Share of profit in equity-accounted investees 

EBITDA  

Year ending 31 March 2022 

(Loss)/Profit before tax 
- Interest expense 
- Depreciation and amortisation charge 
- Share of profit in equity-accounted investees 

EBITDA  

Grain 

$’000 

(861) 
958 
514 
- 

611 

Grain 

$’000 

(1,515) 
1,548 
502 
- 

535 

Beef 

$’000 

(663) 
63 
356 
- 

(244) 

Beef 

$’000 

(504) 
79 
359 
- 

(66) 

Snax 

  Unallocated 

$’000 

37 
- 
- 
(37) 

- 

$’000 

(749) 
441 
- 
- 

(308) 

Snax 

  Unallocated 

$’000 

55 
- 
- 
(55) 

- 

$’000 

(429) 
- 
13 
- 

(416) 

Total 

$’000 

(2,236) 
1,462 
870 
(37) 

59 

Total 

$’000 

(2,393) 
1,627 
874 
(55) 

53 

Significant customers 
In  the  year  ended  31  March  2023,  the  two  largest  customers  of  the  Grain  segment  generated  revenue  of  $2.6  million  (31  March  2022:  $3.2m) 
constituting 31% (31 March 2022: 44%) of the Grain division’s revenue. The two largest customers of the Beef segment generated revenue of $0.2m 
(31 March 2022: $0.2m) amounting to 6% (31 March 2022: 6%) of the Beef division’s revenue. 

6.  OPERATING LOSS 

Operating loss has been arrived at after charging / (crediting): 

Year 
ended  
31 March 2023 
$’000 

Year 
ended  
31 March 2022 
$’000 

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (see note 13) 
Amortisation of intangible asset (see note 14) 
Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment 
Net foreign exchange loss/(gain) 
Staff costs (see note 8) 

854 
16 
- 
288 
847 

831 
43 
(20) 
(1) 
743 

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7.  AUDITORS REMUNERATION 

Amounts payable to the auditors and their associates in respect of audit services are as follows:  

Fees payable to the Company’s previous auditor and their associates 

Overruns in respect of prior years 

Fees payable to the Company’s auditor and their associates 

For the audit of the Company’s accounts 
For the audit of the Company’s subsidiaries 

Total audit fees 

Year 
Ended 
31 March 2023 
$’000 

Year 
Ended 
  31 March 2022 
$’000 

- 
- 

56 
37 

93 

14 
14 

56 
37 

93 

Other than as disclosed above, the Company’s auditor and their associates have not provided additional services to the Group. 

8.  STAFF COSTS 

The average monthly number of employees (including executive Directors) employed by the Group for the year was as follows: 

Office and Management 
Operational 

Their aggregate remuneration comprised: 

Wages and salaries 
Social security costs 

9.  REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS 

CS Havers 
NWH Clayton 
HWB Rudland 
GR Smith 
SML Zandamela 

All remuneration relates to short term benefits. Directors are considered to be key management personnel. 

Year 
 ended  
31 March 2023 
Number 

Year 
ended  
31 March 2022 
Number 

27 
375 

402 

27 
432 

459 

Year 
 ended 

Year 
 ended  

31 March 2023 
$’000 

31 March 2022 
$’000 

738 
109 

847 

683 
60 

743 

Year  
ended 
31 March 2023 
$’000 
25 
8 
8 
8 
8 
57 

Year  
ended 
31 March 2022 
$’000 
25 
8 
8 
8 
8 
57 

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10.  FINANCE COSTS 

Interest expense on bank borrowings and overdrafts 
Interest expense on shareholder loan 
Interest expense on leases 

Net finance costs 

11.  TAXATION 

Current tax (expense)/credit 
Current tax 
Deferred tax  

Effective tax reconciliation 

Loss before tax from continuing activities 

Tax credit at the Mozambican corporation tax rate of 32%  
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit 
Tax effect of (income not taxable) or losses not allowable 
Tax effect of net losses not recognised in overseas subsidiaries (net of effect of different rates) 

Tax credit 

Year 
 Ended 
31 March 2023 
$’000 

Year 
Ended 
31 March 2022 
$’000 

(913) 
(448) 
(101) 

(1,462) 

(1,556) 
- 
(71) 

(1,627) 

Year 
Ended 
31 March 2023 
$’000 

Year 
Ended 
31 March 2022 
$’000 

- 
127 
127 

- 
123 
123 

(2,236) 

(2,393) 

(715) 
396 
(86) 
532 

(127) 

(765) 
42 
18 
582 

(123) 

The tax reconciliation has been prepared using a 32% tax rate, the corporate income tax rate in Mozambique, as this is where the  Group’s principal 
assets of its continuing operations are located.  Losses amounting to $ 3.8 million have been carried forward (2022: $ 4 million).  

The Company is resident for taxation purposes in Guernsey and its income is subject to Guernsey income tax, presently at a rate of zero percent per 
annum (2022: zero percent per annum). No tax is payable for the year. Deferred tax has not been provided for, as brought forward tax losses are not 
recoverable under the Income Tax (Zero 10) (Guernsey) Law, 2007 (as amended). 

Deferred tax 

Movement in deferred tax balances 

Net balance as 
at 1 April 2022 
$’000 

Recognised in 
OCI 
$’000 

Recognised 
in P/L 
$’000 

Property, plant and equipment 
Tax losses carried forward 

Total 

(6,243) 
- 

(6,243) 

- 
- 

- 

127 
- 

127 

Net balance as 
at 1 April 2021 
$’000 

Recognised in 
OCI 
$’000 

Recognised 
in P/L 
$’000 

Property, plant and equipment 
Tax losses carried forward 

Total 

(5,912) 
- 

(5,912) 

- 
- 

- 

123 
- 

123 

Foreign 
exchange 
gain or loss 
$’000 

5 
- 
5 

Foreign 
exchange 
gain or loss 
$’000 

(454) 
- 
(454) 

Net balance as at 
31 March 2023 
$’000 

(6,111) 
- 

(6,111) 

Net balance as at 
31 March 2022 
$’000 

(6,243) 
- 

(6,243) 

Deferred tax liability is resulting from revaluation gain on land and buildings amounting to $18,475,127 recognised using  an income tax rate of 32% 
which is prevailing in Mozambique. $127,000 of the deferred tax has been realised during the year. 

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The Group has not recognised any tax credits for the year ended 31 March 2023 (2022: $nil). The Group has operations in overseas jurisdictions where 
it  has  incurred  taxable  losses  which  may  be  available  for  offset  against  future  taxable  profits  amounting  to  approximately  $11,729,076  (2022: 
$12,621,884). No deferred tax asset has been recognised for these tax losses and other deductible timing differences as the requirements of IAS 12, 
‘Income taxes’, have not been met.   

12.  EARNINGS PER SHARE 

Year ended 
31 March 2023 
$’000 

Year ended 
31 March 2022 
$’000 

The calculation of the basic and diluted earnings per share is based on the following data: 

Loss for the year for the purposes of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to equity 
holders of the Company 

(2,109) 

(2,270) 

Weighted average number of Ordinary Shares for the purposes of basic and diluted earnings per 
share  

22,705,569 

21,240,618 

Basic and diluted earnings per share - US cents 
Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing activities - US cents 

(9.29) 
(9.29) 

(10.7) 
(10.7) 

The Company has issued options over ordinary shares which could potentially dilute basic loss per share in the future. There is no difference between 
basic loss per share and diluted loss per share as the potential ordinary shares are anti-dilutive. Details of options are set out in note 24. 

13.  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 

At Cost or Valuation 
At 1 April 2021 
Additions 
Disposals 
Exchange rate adjustment 
At 31 March 2022 
Additions 
Disposals 
Exchange rate adjustment 

At 31 March 2023 

Accumulated depreciation and impairment 
At 1 April 2021 
Charge for the year 
Disposals 
Exchange rate adjustment 
At 31 March 2022  
Charge for the year 
Disposals 
Exchange rate adjustment 

At 31 March 2023 

Net book value 
31 March 2023 

31 March 2022 

Land and 
buildings 
$’000 

23,428 
- 
- 
1,818 
25,246 
12 
- 
(20) 

25,238 

- 
601 
- 
24 
625 
624 
- 
(1) 

1,248 

23,990 

24,621 

Plant and 
machinery 
$’000 

Motor 
vehicles 
$’000 

Other 
Assets 
$’000 

4,984 
58 
- 
367 
5,409 
56 
- 
(5) 

5,460 

4,566 
144 
- 
339 
5,049 
154 
- 
(2) 

5,201 

259 

360 

1,243 
- 
(142) 
90 
1,191 
- 
- 
- 

1,191 

1,137 
57 
(142) 
86 
1,138 
51 
- 
(1) 

1,188 

3 

53 

92 
21 
- 
29 
142 
22 
- 
- 

164 

70 
29 
- 
26 
125 
25 
- 
(1) 

149 

15 

17 

Total 
$’000 

29,747 
79 
(142) 
2,304 
31,988 
90 
- 
(25) 

32,053 

5,773 
831 
(142) 
475 
6,937 
854 
- 
(5) 

7,786 

24,267 

25,051 

The  Group  accounting  policy  for  recognition  and  subsequent  measurement  of  land  and  buildings  is  the  revaluation  model.  In  accordance  with  the 
International Financial Reporting Standards, such revaluation exercises should be performed regularly. The Group adopted a policy to revalue land 
and buildings after every 3 years. 

On 31 March 2021 the Group revalued land and buildings by $18,475,127 in total (DECA, $12,094,969, Compagri $4,531,025 and Mozbife $1,849,133). 
This valuation attributed a value of $nil to the farms, which are currently held for sale. The next revaluation exercise will be performed on 31 March 
2024. The carrying value of land and buildings at 31 March 2023 under the cost model would have been $ 4,893,000 (2022: $5,112,000) 

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 Property, plant and equipment with a carrying amount of $20,401,000 (2022: $20,832,740) have been pledged to secure the Group’s bank overdrafts 
and loans (note 18). The Group is not allowed to pledge these assets as security for other borrowings or sell them to another entity. 

For  the  year  ended  31  March  2023,  a  depreciation  charge  of  $854,000  (2022: $831,000)  has  been  included  in  the  consolidated  income  statement 
within  operating  expenses.  Certain  motor  vehicles  and  equipment  have  been  purchased  with  finance  leases.  Included  in  property,  plant  and 
equipment  are  right-of-use-assets  with  a  carrying  value  of  $71,825  (2023:  $244,282)  and  $  nil  (2022:  $49,883)  for  machinery  and  motor  vehicles 
respectively (note 20). 

14.  INTANGIBLE ASSETS 

Cost 
At 1 April 2021 
Additions 
Exchange rate adjustment 
At 31 March 2022 
Additions 
Exchange rate adjustment 

At 31 March 2023 

Accumulated amortisation  
At 1 April 2021 
Charge for the year 
Exchange rate adjustment 
At 31 March 2022 
Charge for the year 
Exchange rate adjustment 

At 31 March 2023 

Net book value 

31 March 2023 

31 March 2022 

Intangible assets comprise investment in management information and financial software. 

At 31 March 2023 and 31 March 2022, the Group had no contractual commitments for the acquisition of intangible assets. 

15.  BIOLOGICAL ASSETS 

Fair value 
At 31 March 2021 
Purchase of biological assets 
Sale, slaughter or other disposal of biological assets 
Change in fair value of the herd 
Foreign exchange adjustment 
At 31 March 2022 
Purchase of biological assets 
Sale, slaughter or other disposal of biological assets 
Change in fair value of the herd 
Foreign exchange adjustment 

At 31 March 2023 

$’000 

133 
- 
7 
140 
- 
- 

140 

74 
43 
5 
122 
16 
(1) 

137 

3 

18 

$’000 

451 
1,606 
(1,630) 
1 
35 
463 
1,812 
(1,533) 
(288) 
42 

496 

At 31 March 2023 and 2022, all cattle are held for slaughter. The slaughter herd has been classified as a current asset. Forage crops included in current 
assets are $42,547 (2022: $10,802). 

At 31 March 2023 the slaughter herd comprised 4,099 head (2022: 4,575, with an average weight of 341kgs (2022: 283kgs) and average value of $369 
(2022: $339). 

For valuation purposes, animals in the feedlot, their weight has been estimated based on their individual weigh in data at the closest weigh in date to 
the year end. Cattle are generally kept for periods less than 3 months before slaughter. 

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16.  INVENTORIES 

Consumables and spares 
Raw materials  
Finished goods 

During the year inventories amounting to $7,540,933 (2022: $6,158,016) were included in cost of sales. 

17.  TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES 

Trade receivables 
Other receivables 

Trade receivables 

Trade receivables - gross 
Loss allowance 

31 March  
2023 
$’000 

59 
265 
226 

550 

31 March  
2023 
$’000 

218 
837 

1,055 

31 March  
2023 
$’000 

240 
(22) 

218 

31 March 
2022 
$’000 

310 
1,611 
255 

2,176 

31 March 
2022 
$’000 

302 
522 

824 

31 March  
2022 
$’000 

321 
(19) 

302 

Trade receivables are amounts due from customers for goods sold in the ordinary course of business. They are generally due for settlement within 30 
days and therefore are all classified as current. Trade receivables are recognised initially at the amount of consideration that is unconditional. The 
Group holds the trade receivables with the objective to collect the contractual cash flows and therefore measures them subsequently at amortised 
cost using the effective interest method. 

The  Group  applies  the  IFRS  9  simplified  approach  to  measuring  expected  credit  losses  which  uses  a  lifetime  expected  loss  allowance  for  all  trade 
receivables. To measure the expected credit losses, trade receivables have been grouped based on the days past due.  

At 31 March 2023 

Expected loss rate 
Gross trade receivables 
Loss allowance 

At 31 March 2022 

Expected loss rate 
Gross trade receivables 
Loss allowance 

Current 

than 

More 
30 days 

than 

More 
60 Days 

More 
90 days 

than 

Total 

$’000 
0% 
138 
- 

$’000 
0% 
29 
- 

$’000 
0% 
42 
- 

$’000 
83% 
31 
22 

Current 

than 

More 
30 days 

than 

More 
60 Days 

More 
90 days 

than 

Total 

$’000 
0% 
239 
- 

$’000 
0% 
41 
- 

$’000 
0% 
18 
- 

$’000 
83% 
23 
19 

$’000 
6% 
240 
22 

$’000 
6% 
321 
19 

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The closing loss allowances for trade receivables as at 31 March reconcile to the opening loss allowances as follows: 

Loss allowances at 1 April  
Increase/(Decrease) in loan loss allowance recognised in profit or loss during the year 

Loss allowances at 31 March  

31 March  
2023 
$’000 

31 March  
2022 
$’000 

19 
3 

22 

56 
(37) 

19 

Trade receivables are provided for when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery. Indicators that there is no reasonable expectation of recovery 
include, amongst others, the failure of a debtor to engage in  a  repayment plan with the  Group,  and a failure to make contractual payments for a 
period of greater than 120 days past due. This is used as the basis of the ECL provision disclosed above. The Group determines the percentage based 
on historic trends. Impairment losses on trade receivables are presented as net impairment losses within operating profit. Subsequent recoveries of 
amounts previously written off are credited against the same line item.  

Further details on the Group’s financial assets are provided in note 21. 

18.  BORROWINGS 

Non-current liabilities 
Shareholder loans 
Bank loans 
Leases 

Current liabilities 
Shareholder loans 
Bank loans 
Leases 
Overdraft 

Bank Borrowings 

31 March 
2023 
$’000 

31 March 
2022 
$’000 

6,534 
574 
88 
7,196 

1,500 
1,056 
110 
- 
2,666 

9,862 

- 
783 
220 
1,003 

- 
2,438 
115 
6,256 
8,809 

9,812 

Group 
During  the  period,  Agriterra  Limited  secured  shareholder  loans  amounting  to  $7.9  million  from  Magister  Investments  Limited  at  an  interest  rate 
SOFR+6% to reduce the finance cost which  has been increasing over the years  and has been used to  repay commercial borrowing in Mozambique 
which were charged interest above 18% per annum. The Group is saving more than $792,000 per annum on interest cost. The shareholder loans are 
made up of: 
• 
• 

$6.1m convertible loan facility with a 3-year tenure maturing August 2025. 
$1.8m convertible loan facility with a 12-month tenure maturing in August 2023 and was renewed for the same period after year end. 

In  the  event  of  default  or  at  the  option  of  the  lender,  the  outstanding  principal  and  interest  may  be  converted  into  new  ordinary  shares  at  the 
prevailing market price of the Company`s shares at such time. The market price is determined by the 10-day VWAP. The difference between the 10-
day VWAP and the closing market price is a derivative liability the value of which is not considered to be material. Accordingly, the principal of the 
convertible loans has been recorded in full as a financial liability. 

$ 0.3m of the $1.8m shareholder loan was converted in shares in March 2023. 

Beef division 

Beef division does not have any finance facilities except equipment leases as at 31 March 2023. 

Grain division  

At  31  March  2023,  the  Grain  division  has  two  outstanding  commercial  bank  loans  amounting  to  $1.6  million  secured  by  land  and  buildings.  As 
announced on 15 November 2023 $1m  of these loans has been repaid following the drawdown of a new shareholder loan of $1.7 million (note 26). 

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In addition, Grain division has a finance lease for 6 vehicles maturing on 05 December 2023 with an outstanding balance amounting  to MZN 3.2m 
($50,031). Grain division incurs interest of 24.1% on this facility. During the period MZN 3.0m ($47,414) of the outstanding balance was repaid. 

The bank facilities are secured as follows: 

Fixed Charge 
Property, plant and equipment 
Floating Charge 
Maize and maize product inventories 

31 March 2023 

$’000 

20,401 

- 

20,401 

31 March  
2022 

$’000 

20,833 

250 

21,083 

As further security to the bank loans and overdrafts, Agriterra Limited has issued a corporate guarantee in favour of the bank. Under the terms of the 
guarantee, it may only be called upon once the bank has exhausted all possible means of recovering the debt in Mozambique. 

Reconciliation to cash flow statement 

Shareholder loan 
Non-current bank loan 
Non-current leases 
Current bank loan 
Current leases 
Overdrafts 

Non-current bank loan 
Non-current leases 
Current bank loan 
Current leases 
Overdrafts 

At 31 March 
2022 

Cash flow  

Interest 
accrued 

$’000 
- 
783 
220 
2,438 
115 
6,256 
9,812 

$’000 
7,900 
(209) 
(132) 
(1,380) 
(5) 
(6,254) 
(80) 

$’000 
448 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
448 

At 31 March 
2021 
$’000 
2,107 
302 
263 
102 
3,651 
6,425 

Loan to 
equity 
conversion 
$’000 
(314) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(314) 

Cash flow  

$’000 
(1,431) 
(103) 
2,075 
4 
2,236 
2,781 

Foreign 
Exchange 

  At 31 March 
2023 

$’000 
- 
- 
- 
(2) 
- 
(2) 
(4) 

Foreign 
Exchange 
$’000 
107 
21 
100 
9 
369 
606 

$’000 
8,034 
574 
88 
1,056 
110 
- 
9,862 

At 31 March 
2022 
$’000 
783 
220 
2,438 
115 
6,256 
9,812 

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Leases 

At  31  March  2023,  the  Group  is  committed  to  $198,000  (2022:  $335,000)  for  leases.  The  total  cash  outflow  for  leases  (principal  and  interest) 
amounts to $223,000 (2022: $404,000). 

Maturity Analysis 

Year 1 
Year 2 
Year 3 

Analysed as: 
Current 
Non-current 

The Group does not face a significant liquidity risk with regard to its lease liabilities. 

19.  TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES 

Trade payables 
Other payables 
Accrued liabilities 

31 March 
 2023 
$’000   
110   
88   
-   
198   

110   
88   
198   

 31 March 
 2022 
$’000 
123 
201 
11 
335 

123 
212 
335 

31 March 
2023 
$’000 

31 March 
2022 
$’000 

71 
292 
295 

658 

597 
44 
319 

960 

‘Trade  payables’,  ‘Other  payables’  and  ‘Accrued  liabilities’  principally  comprise  amounts  outstanding  for  trade  purchases  and  ongoing  costs.  No 
interest is charged on any balances.  

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of financial liabilities approximates their fair value.   

20.  LEASES 

Right-of-use assets 
Right-of-use assets relate to equipment and motor vehicle acquired under finance leases. These are presented as property, plant and equipment. 

Cost 
At 1 April 2021 
Exchange rate adjustment 
At 31 March 2022 
Exchange rate adjustment 

At 31 March 2023 

Accumulated depreciation and impairment 
At 1 April 2021 
Charge for the year 
Exchange rate adjustment 
At 31 March 2022  
Charge for the year 
Exchange rate adjustment 

At 31 March 2023 

Net book value 
31 March 2023 

31 March 2022 

Machinery 
$’000 

Motor vehicles 
$’000 

707 
55 
762 
(1) 

761 

320 
166 
31 
517 
172 
- 

689 

72 

245 

185 
15 
200 
(1) 

199 

93 
48 
9 
150 
48 
1 

199 

- 

50 

Total 
$’000 

892 
70 
962 
(2) 

960 

413 
214 
40 
667 
220 
1 

888 

72 

295 

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Average lease term for motor vehicles and equipment is 5 years. The maturity analysis of lease liability is presented in note 18. 

Amounts recognised in profit or loss 

Depreciation expense on right-of-use assets 
Interest expense on lease liabilities 
Expenses relating to short term leases and low value assets 

21.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 

21.1. Capital risk management 

31 March 
2023 
$’000 

220 
101 
45 

366 

31 March 2022 

$’000 

214 
71 
45 

330 

The  Group  manages  its  capital  to  ensure  that  entities  in  the  Group  will  be  able  to  continue  as  going  concerns  while  maximising  the  return  to 
shareholders. The capital structure of the Group comprises its net debt (the borrowings disclosed in note 18 after deducting cash and bank balances) 
and  equity  of  the  Company  as  shown  in  the  statement  of  financial  position.  The  Company  is  not  subject  to  any  externally  imposed  capital 
requirements. 

The Board reviews the capital structure on a regular basis and seeks to match new capital requirements of subsidiary companies to new sources of 
external  debt  funding  denominated  in  the  currency  of  operations  of  the  relevant  subsidiary.  Where  such  additional  funding  is  not  available,  the 
Company  funds  the  subsidiary  company  by  way  of  loans  from  the  Company.  The  Group  places  funds  which  are  not  required  in  the  short  term  on 
deposit at the best interest rates it is able to secure from its bankers.  

Current interest rates on borrowings in Mozambique are very high, with the prime lending rate at 22.60% at 31 March 2023 (2022: 15.5%). In light of 
this, the Group has been rationalising its operations, with particular focus on disposing of surplus assets to reduce external debt levels. The Group has 
repaid loan facilities in Mozambique using shareholder loans injected during the year (note 18). 

21.2. Categories of financial instruments 

The following are the Group financial instruments as at the year-end held at amortised cost: 

Financial assets 
Cash and bank balances 
Other loans and receivables 

Financial liabilities 
Trade and other payables 
Borrowings – current  
Borrowings – non-current 

31 March 
2023 
$’000 

174 
240 
414 

658 
1,166 
8,696 
10,520 

(10,106) 

31 March 2022 

$’000 

107 
321 
428 

960 
8,809 
1,003 
10,772 

(10,344) 

21.3. Financial risk management objectives 
The  Group  manages  the  risks  arising  from  its  operations,  and  financial  instruments  at  Executive  operating  and  Board  level.  The  Board  has  overall 
responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the  Group’s risk management framework and to ensure that the Group has adequate policies, 
procedures and controls to manage successfully the financial risks that the Group faces.  

While  the  Group  does  not  have  a  written  policy  relating  to  risk  management  of  the  risks  arising  from  any  financial  instruments  held,  the  close 
involvement of the senior executives in  the day-to-day operations of the  Group  ensures  that risks  are monitored and controlled in an appropriate 
manner  for  the  size  and  complexity  of  the  Group.  Financial  instruments  are  not  traded,  nor  are  speculative  positions  taken.  The  Group  has  not 
entered into any derivative or other hedging instruments.  

The Group’s key financial market risks arise from changes in foreign exchange rates (‘currency risk’) and changes in interest rates (‘interest risk’). The 
Group  is  also  exposed  to  credit  risk  and  liquidity  risk.  The  principal  risks  that  the  Group  faces  as  at  31  March  2023  with  an  impact  on  financial 
instruments are summarised below.  

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21.4. Market Risk 
The Group is exposed to currency risk and interest risk. These are discussed further below on note 21.5 and note 21.6. 

21.5. Currency risk 
Certain of the Group companies have functional currencies other than  US$ and the Group is therefore subject to fluctuations in exchange rates in 
translation of their results and financial position into US$ for the purposes of presenting consolidated accounts. The Group does not hedge against 
this translation risk. The Group’s financial assets and liabilities by functional currency of the relevant company are as follows: 

Great British Pound (‘GBP’) 
Mozambique Metical (‘MZN’) 

Assets 

Liabilities 

31 March  
2023 
$’000 

1 
1,227 
1,228 

31 March  
2022 
$’000 

- 
922 
922 

31 March  
2023 
$’000 

123 
2,256 
2,379 

31 March  
2022 
$’000 

109 
10,447 
10,556 

The Group transacts with suppliers and/or customers in currencies other than the functional currency of the relevant Company (foreign currencies). 
The  Group  does  not  hedge  against  this  transactional  risk.  As  at  31  March  2023  and  31  March  2022,  the  Group’s  outstanding  foreign  currency 
denominated monetary items were principally exposed to changes in the US$ / GBP and US$ / MZN exchange rate.  

The following tables detail the Group’s exposure to a 5, 10 and 15 per cent depreciation in the US$ against GBP and separately to a 10, 20 and 30 per 
cent depreciation of the US$ against the Metical. For a strengthening of the US$ against the relevant currency, there would be a comparable impact 
on  the  profit  and  other  equity,  and  the  balances  would  be  of  opposite  sign.  The  sensitivity  analysis  includes  only  outstanding  foreign  currency 
denominated items and excludes the translation of foreign subsidiaries and operations into the  Group’s presentation currency. The sensitivity also 
includes  intra-Company  loans  where  the  loan  is  in  a  currency  other  than  the  functional  currency  of  the  lender  or  borrower.  A  negative  number 
indicates a decrease in profit and other equity.  

Impact of GBP 
Profit or loss 
5% Increase in $ 
10% Increase in $ 
15% Increase in $ 
Other equity 
5% Increase in $ 
10% Increase in $ 
15% Increase in $ 

MZN Impact 
Profit or loss 
10% Increase in $ 
20% Increase in $ 
30% Increase in $ 
Other equity (1) 
10% Increase in $ 
20% Increase in $ 
30% Increase in $ 

31 March 
2023 
$’000 

31 March 
2022 
$’000 

(6) 
(11) 
(16) 

(6) 
(11) 
(16) 

- 
- 
- 

(5) 
(11) 
(16) 

(5) 
(11) 
(16) 

- 
- 
- 

(1,795) 
(3,291) 
(4,556) 

(1,561) 
(3,122) 
(4,683) 

(1) 

This  is  mainly  due  to  the  exposure  arising  on  the  translation  of  US$  denominated  intra-Company  loans  provided  to  Metical  functional 
currency entities which are included as part of the Company’s net investment in the related entities. 

21.6. Interest rate risk 

The Group is exposed to interest rate risk because entities in the Group hold cash balances and borrow funds at floating interest rates. As at 31 March 
2023 and 31 March 2022, the Group has no interest-bearing fixed rate instruments.  

The Group maintains cash deposits at variable rates of interest for a variety of short-term periods, depending on cash requirements. The Grain and 
Beef operations in Mozambique are also financed through bank facilities. The rates obtained on cash deposits are reviewed regularly and the best rate 
obtained in the context of the Group’s needs. The weighted average interest rate on deposits was nil% (2022: nil). The weighted average interest on 
drawings under the overdraft facilities and bank loans was 20.81% (2022: 18.68%). The Group does not hedge interest rate risk. 

The  following  table  details  the  Group’s  exposure  to  interest  rate  changes,  all  of  which  affect  profit  and  loss  only  with  a  corresponding  effect  on 
accumulated losses. The sensitivity has been prepared assuming  the liability outstanding at the balance sheet date was outstanding for the whole 

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year.  In  all  cases  presented,  a  negative  number  in  profit  and  loss  represents  an  increase  in  finance  expense/decrease  in  interest  income.  The 
sensitivity as at 31 March 2023 and 31 March 2022 is presented assuming interest rates on cash balances remain constant, with increases of between 
20bp and 1000bp on outstanding overdraft and bank loans. This sensitivity to interest rate rises is deemed appropriate because some Group interest 
bearing liabilities at 31 March 2023 remain Metical based. Although the macroeconomic scenario in Mozambique is now improving the prime lending 
rate remain high with prime lending rates of 22.6% at 31 March 2023 (2022: 18.6%). The Prime lending rate increased to 22.6% in December 2022. 

+ 20 bp increase in interest rates 
+ 50 bp increase in interest rates 
+100 bp increase in interest rates 
+200 bp increase in interest rates 
+500 bp increase in interest rates 
+800 bp increase in interest rates 
+1000 bp increase in interest rates 

31 March 
2023 (1) 
$’000 
(15) 
(37) 
(74) 
(148) 
(371) 
(594) 
(742) 

31 March 
2022 (1) 
$’000 
(19) 
(48) 
(97) 
(194) 
(484) 
(775) 
(969) 

(1) 

The table above is prepared on the basis of an increase in rates. A decrease in rates would have the opposite effect. 

21.7. Credit risk 

Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents, and deposits with banks and financial institutions, as well as outstanding receivables. The Group’s 
principal  deposits  are  held  with  various  banks  with  a  high  credit  rating  to  diversify  from  a  concentration  of  credit  risk.  Receivables  are  regularly 
monitored and assessed for recoverability.  

The maximum exposure to credit risk is the carrying value of the Group financial assets disclosed in note 21.2. Details of provisions against financial 
assets are provided in note 17. 

21.8. Liquidity risk 

The Group policy throughout the year has been to ensure that it has adequate liquidity by careful management of its working capital. The operating 
executives continually monitor the Group’s actual and forecast cash flows and cash positions. They pay particular attention to ongoing expenditure, 
both for operating requirements and development activities, and matching of the maturity profile of the Group’s overdrafts to the processing and sale 
of the Group’s maize and beef products.  

At 31 March 2023 the Group held cash deposits of $174,000 (2022: $107,000). As at 31 March 2023 the Group had overdraft, bank and shareholder 
loans facilities of approximately $9,862,398 (2022: $9,812,558) of which $9,862,398 (2022: $9,812,558) were drawn.  

The  following  table  details  the  Group’s  remaining  contractual  maturity  of  its  financial  liabilities.  The  table  is  drawn  up  utilising  undiscounted  cash 
flows and based on the earliest date on which the  Group could be required to settle its obligations and assuming business conditions at 31 March 
2023. The table includes both interest and principal cash flows.  

1 month 
2 to 3 months 
4 to 12 months 
1 to 2 years 
3 to 5 years 

22.  SHARE CAPITAL 

Ordinary Shares 
At 31 March 2022 
Issued during the year 
At 31 March 2023 

At 31 March 2022 and 31  March 2023 
Deferred shares of 0.1p each 

Total share capital 

31 March 
2023 
$’000 
896 
56 
1,997 
7,200 
193 
10,342 

31 March 
2022 
$’000 
358 
716 
9,481 
434 
1,131 
12,120 

Authorised 
Number 

  Allotted and fully paid 
Number 

23,450,000 
50,588,389 
74,038,389 

21,240,618 
50,588,389 
71,829,007 

155,000,000 

155,000,000 

229,038,389 

226,829,007 

$’000 

3,135 
620 
3,755 

238 

3,993 

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At 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2022  

At 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2022  
Deferred shares of 0.1p each 

Authorised 
Number 
23,450,000 

  Allotted and fully 
paid 
Number 
21,240,618 

$’000 
3,135 

155,000,000 

155,000,000 

238 

Total share capital 

178,450,000 

176,240,618 

3,373 

The Company has one class of ordinary share which carries no right to fixed income. 

The deferred shares carry no right to any dividend; no right to receive notice, attend, speak or vote at any general meeting of the Company; and on a 
return  of  capital  on  liquidation  or  otherwise,  the  holders  of  the  deferred  shares  are  entitled  to  receive  the  nominal  amount  paid  up  after  the 
repayment of £1,000,000 per ordinary share. The deferred shares may be converted into ordinary shares by resolution of the Board. 

PLACING AND BROKER OPTION  
On 20 March 2023, the Company issued 20,000,000 new ordinary shares for cash at a price of 1p per share and 20,000,000 new ordinary shares on 
conversion of a loan from Magister Investments Limited at a conversion price of 1p per share. 

On 22 March 2023, the Company issued 5,000,000 new ordinary shares for cash at a  price of 1p per share and 5,000,000 new ordinary shares on 
conversion of a loan from Magister Investments Limited at a conversion price of 1p per share. 

On 23 March 2023, the Company issued 588,389 new ordinary shares on conversion of a loan from Magister Investments Limited at a conversion price 
of 1p per share in order to maintain the Magister Investments Limited shareholding at 50.58%. 

WARRANTS 

PILOW warrants 
Broker warrants 

31 March 
2023 

31 March 
2022 

50,588,389 
1,250,000 
51,838,389 

- 
- 
- 

Participants  in  the  Placing  and  Debt  Conversion  received  one  Protected  In-the-money  Loyalty  Warrant  ("PILOW")  for  every  Placing  Share  or 
Conversion Share issued. The PILOW offers rights to the Company to call the PILOW holder to exercise their options at a price to be determined by the 
company or in the event of a future fundraising or in certain other circumstances, the Company is mandated to call the PILOW holder to exercise their 
options on similar terms to the future placing. The PILOW expires 24 months from the date of issue.  The PILOW has no fixed price, no guaranteed 
discount and are held over a variable number of securities. Given these variables, in the opinion of the Company it is not possible to calculate the 
expected value of a PILOW and that their fair value is nil. 

On 22 March 2023, the Company issued 1,250,000 Broker warrants with a term of 24 months and an exercise price of 1p. Their value is not material 
and has not been accounted for as a cost of the placing. 

23.  EQUITY-ACCOUNTED INVESTEES 

Interest in joint venture 

31 March 
2023 
$’000 

93 
93 

31 March 
2022 
$’000 

56 
56 

DECA Snax Limitada is a joint venture in which the Group has joint control and a 50% ownership interest. It is one of the Group’s strategic customers 
of  grits  and  principally  engaged  in  the  production  of  corn  snacks  in  Mozambique.  DECA  Snax  Limitada’s  principal  place  of  business  is  Chimoio  in 
Mozambique and is not listed. 

DECA Snax Limitada is structured as a separate vehicle and the Group has residual interest in the net assets of DECA Snax Limitada. Accordingly, the 
Group has classified DECA Snax Limitada as a joint venture. In accordance with the agreement under which DECA Snax Limitada is established, the 
Group and the other investor in the joint venture have agreed to make additional contributions in proportion of their interest if additional investment 
is required in DECA Snax Limitada. 

The following table summarises the financial information of DECA Snax Limitada as included in its own financial statements. The table also reconciles 
the summary information to the carrying amount of the Group’s interest in DECA Snax Limitada. 

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Percentage ownership interest 

Non-current assets 
Current assets (including cash and cash equivalents - 2023: $73,000, 2022: $23,000) 
Current liabilities (Trade and other payables) 
Non-current liabilities 

Net assets (100%) 
Net assets (Carrying amount of joint venture) 

Revenue 
Cost of Sales 
Depreciation and amortisation 
Operating expenses 
Interest expense 
Income tax expense 

Profit and other comprehensive income (100%) 

Profit and other comprehensive income (50%) 

24.  SHARE BASED PAYMENTS 

24.1. Charge in the year 

31 March 
2023 
$’000 

31 March 
2022 
$’000 

50% 

447 
550 
(75) 
(748) 

174 
93 

2,346 
(1,804) 
(77) 
(372) 
- 
(18) 

75 

37 

50% 

466 
337 
(233) 
(458) 

112 
56 

1,447 
(1,008) 
(71) 
(192) 
- 
(66) 

110 

55 

The Company recorded a charge within Operating expenses for share based payments of $ Nil (2022: $ Nil) in respect of options issued in previous 
years vesting during the year. No options were issued during the year (2022: $ Nil). 

24.2. Outstanding options and warrants 

The Group, through the Company, have two unapproved share option schemes which were established to provide equity incentives to the Directors 
of, employees of and consultants to the  Group. The schemes’ rules provide that the Board shall determine the exercise price for each grant which 
shall be at least the average mid-market closing price for the three days immediately prior to the grant of the options. The minimum vesting year is 
generally one year. If options remain unexercised after vesting period from the date of grant, the options expire. Options are forfeited if the employee 
leaves the Group before the options vest.  

In addition to share options issued under the unapproved share option schemes, on 1 June 2015, the Company created a warrant instrument (the 
‘Instrument’)  to  provide  suitable  incentives  to  the  Group’s  employees,  consultants  and  agents,  and  in  particular  those  based,  or  those  spending 
considerable time, on site at the Group’s operations. Up to 1,000,000 warrants (the ‘Warrants’) to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares in the Company 
(the ‘Warrant Shares’) maybe issued pursuant to the Instrument. The exercise price of each Warrant is £0.65 (the share price of the Company being 
approximately  60p  when  the  Instrument  was  created)  and  the  subscription  year  during  which  time  the  Warrants  may  be  exercised  and  Warrants 
Shares issued is the 5-year period from 1 June 2016 to 1 June 2023. Subject to various acceleration provisions, a holder of Warrants is not entitled to 
sell more than 1,000 Warrant Shares in any day nor more than 10,000 Warrant Shares (in aggregate) in any calendar month, without Board consent. 
50,000 Warrants are in issue. 

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The following table provides a reconciliation of share options and warrants outstanding during the year. The number of shares or warrants and their 
respective exercise prices have been adjusted to reflect the share consolidation: 

At beginning of year 

Granted in the year 
Terminated in the year 
Lapsed in the year 

At end of year 

Exercisable at year end 

Year 
 ended  
31 March 
2023 
Number 

43,080 
- 
- 
- 

43,080 

43,080 

Weighted 
average 
exercise 
price (p) 

Year ended  
31 March 
2022 
Number 

Weighted 
average 
exercise 
price (p) 

232 
- 
- 
- 

232 

232 

93,080 
- 
- 
(50,000) 

43,080 

43,080 

142 
- 
- 
65 

232 

232 

At 31 March 2023, the following options and warrants over ordinary shares of 10p each have been granted and remain unexercised: 

Date of grant 

29 July 2012 
15 March 2014 

25.  RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES 

Total  
options 

18,080 
25,000 

43,080 

Exercisable 
Options 

Exercise price 
P 

Expiry date 

18,080 
25,000 

43,080 

350p 
150p 

29 July 2024 
15 March 2025 

Magister Investments Limited (“Magister”), holds 50.58% of the ordinary share capital of the Company and is the  ultimate controlling party. 
During  the  year  Magister  advanced  shareholder  loans  to  repay  external  debt  and  provide  a  working  capital  facility  (note  18).  The  balance 
outstanding at 31 March 2023 was $8,034,000 (2022: $nil).  In addition, Magister has also assisted the Group with bank guarantees  for the 
Group  to  secure  commercial  bank  loans.  Bank  guarantee  fees  of  1.75%  are  payable  to  Magister.  The following Director  of Agriterra is also  a 
Director of Magister: 

•  HBW Rudland 

The remuneration of the Directors, who are the key management personnel of the Group, is set out in note 9. 

26.  EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE BALANCE SHEET DATE 

In  July  2023,  the  Group  decided  to  implement  a  restructuring  process  with  the  goal  to  enable  the  business  to  break  even  at  the  current  activity 
business levels. The impact of the restructuring exercise on the Group is as follows: 

• 
• 

Group employees decreasing by 124 employees out of 312 employees of the Group thereby reducing payroll cost by $528,000 per year. 
Reduction of other operation expenses by $228,000 per year. 

In  June  2023,  Group  secured  working  capital  funding  from  commercial  banks  in  Mozambique,  assisted  by  bank  guarantees  from  Magister.  Due  to 
challenges in the macro-economic environment, the banks were unable to disburse the funds in full. The majority shareholder assisted in August 2023 
with a $2 million facility to fund current year working capital. In addition, the shareholder convertible loan amounting to $1.8 million which matured 
in July 2023 was extended by a further year. Interest on all shareholder loans are at SOFR+6%. 

On 15 November 2023, Magister Investments Limited advanced a further $1.7 million to enable the Group to repay its remaining Metical 
denominated bank borrowings. The loan has a coupon of SOFR+6% and a term of 1 year, renewable at the lender’s option. 

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COMPANY INFORMATION AND ADVISERS 

Country of incorporation 

Registered address 

Directors 

Auditor 

Solicitors 

Nominated adviser 

Broker 

Registrars 

Guernsey, Channel Islands 

St. Peter’s House 
Rue des Brehauts 
St. Pierre du Bois 
Guernsey GY7 9RT 

Caroline Havers (Non-Executive Chair) 
Rui Sant'ana Afonso (CEO) resigned 31 July 2022 
Neil Clayton (Non-Executive) 
Hamish Rudland (Interim CEO) 
Gary Smith (Non-Executive) 
Sergio Zandamela (Non-Executive) 

PKF Littlejohn LLP 
15 Westferry Circus 
Canary Wharf 
London E14 4HD 

Walkers (Guernsey) LLP 
Block B, Helvetia Court, Les Echelons,  
St. Peter Port 
Guernsey, GY1 1AR 

Strand Hanson Limited 
26 Mount Row  
London W1K 3SQ 

Peterhouse Capital Limited 
80 Cheapside 
London EC2V 6EE 

Neville Registrars Limited 
Neville House 
Steelpark Road 
Halesowen B62 8HD 

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