Snails: an industry filled to the brim with opportunities
Friends Christiaan Jooste, Stephan Pretorius and Coenie Espach started their indoor urban snail-farming operation as a hobby during last year’s COVID-19-related hard lockdown. Under the business name CSC Heliculture (CSC), they developed a unique system adapted specifically to produce snails indoors, unlike most snail-growing operations in South Africa that follow the outdoor method.
Jooste, Pretorius and Espach live in the same complex, and began the project on a small scale in one of their garages. This is one of the reasons they chose an indoor system; using a vertical farming approach enables them to produce more in a smaller space. An indoor system is also easier to clean, and makes harvesting the eggs less of a challenge. Moreover, it allows them to
