Japie was created for people who want to build resilience without uprooting their lives. Through a structured cattle-backed custodianship model, Japie helps families preserve tangible value in real farms, real cattle and experienced farmer partnerships.
Our work is rooted in one simple belief: security should be practical, not theoretical. By anchoring value in productive livestock and developing safe rural networks across the Northern Cape, Namibia and Zambia, Japie creates a parallel foundation for the future. A foundation built around value preservation, food security, physical refuge and self-determination.
The inspiration for Japie begins with the “God Said 2016” message, emphasising self-sufficiency, community resilience, and sustainable farming as ways to prepare for future challenges.
Five key principles emerge: Develop, Create, Survive, Overcome, and Prosper.
Paul Bevan, a fourth-generation farmer with a degree in Animal Science, envisions a platform for storing value through cattle as a safer alternative to volatile world systems. He forms discussions and gathers like-minded people to bring the vision closer to reality.
Johan C Venter joins the pursuit, and Japie Group is formed. He contributes his expertise in marketing and innovation to begin shaping Japie’s vision into a platform. Increasingly, cows are seen as an asset. Together, they start pioneering the Japie farming model and the Safe Nests vision.
Japie takes a formal structure as Japie Group CC in South Africa and established the Japie COW herd in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Although this does not align with the zones Japie envisions, the farm serves as a means to develop the first Japie / Farmer agreement.
In parallel, the construction of the Japie Group Foundation and the Klipkop
Japie takes a formal structure as Japie Group CC in South Africa and established the Japie COW herd in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Although this does not align with the zones Japie envisions, the farm serves as a means to develop the first Japie / Farmer agreement.
In parallel, the construction of the Japie Group Foundation and the Klipkop Safe Nest experiment was built in Pretoria, South Africa, as an off-grid outpost to serve as a test for possible models for building safety in communities.
A second herd is established in the Northern Cape, marking a significant step towards Japie’s vision of creating a Southern Africa Safe Zone. A second Safe Nest is established in the Northern Cape en route to Zambia.
Japie began laying the foundation for its Namibian expansion. Through Johan C Venter’s Namibian citizenship and regional connections, Japie started building relationships with farming communities in Namibia, a country known for its stability, safety and strong livestock farming culture.
This groundwork led to the registration of Japie Farm
Japie began laying the foundation for its Namibian expansion. Through Johan C Venter’s Namibian citizenship and regional connections, Japie started building relationships with farming communities in Namibia, a country known for its stability, safety and strong livestock farming culture.
This groundwork led to the registration of Japie Farming Ventures CC, creating a formal Namibian structure through which Japie can develop future cattle-backed storehouses, farmer partnerships and operational capacity in the region.
Japie began moving from groundwork into active regional expansion. The first Namibian herd was established, further Northern Cape farm opportunities were explored, and development began on a livestock co-operative structure to support future growth. Japie is also preparing to officially initiate operations in Zambia, strengthening its vis
Japie began moving from groundwork into active regional expansion. The first Namibian herd was established, further Northern Cape farm opportunities were explored, and development began on a livestock co-operative structure to support future growth. Japie is also preparing to officially initiate operations in Zambia, strengthening its vision of a decentralised cattle-backed storehouse network across safe rural regions in Southern Africa.
Japie is built on the inherent, historical value of cattle - tangible, inflation-resistant, and trusted through generations.
Selected Safe Nest farms may offer practical refuge or sanctuary within legal, operational, and farm-specific boundaries.
People intuitively trust farmers more than banks or brokers. Japie draws on this trust by working with experienced, principled custodians of livestock - not financial engineers. Integrity, not complexity, is the foundation of the model.
Japie makes it possible to reclaim control over your future without having to disconnect from the life you already live. It’s a form of practical sovereignty that grows quietly beside you - a nest egg built in a way your grandparents would understand.
Japie is not ROI-driven in the conventional sense. The value is preservation, protection, and diversification. The model is for people who want to hold onto value, not chase promises of unrealistic growth.
While open to all, Japie is shaped by Christian values - not in dogma, but in practice. The principles of humility, responsibility, intergenerational care, and honest provision run deep in how Japie operates.
There are no gates, titles, or ideological hoops to jump through. Japie welcomes anyone who values real provision and personal responsibility. It’s for city dwellers and farmers alike, young families and retirees - anyone ready to step into grounded resilience.
Japie is not a short-term scheme. It’s built on clear contracts, transparent reports, and enduring relationships. Your trust is earned - not assumed - and protected by systems designed to serve people.
Japie is not built on the backs of farmers - it stands alongside them. By placing COWs in trusted herds, Japie supports experienced custodians, fuels rural economies, and reinforces the health of Southern Africa’s agricultural backbone.
Japie exists to preserve value for Japies while strengthening the farmers, families, and rural communities who make that value real. The model is not one-sided. Japies gain a tangible layer of resilience through COW units linked to real productive cattle. Farmers gain access to a structured custodianship model that can help them grow herd
Japie exists to preserve value for Japies while strengthening the farmers, families, and rural communities who make that value real. The model is not one-sided. Japies gain a tangible layer of resilience through COW units linked to real productive cattle. Farmers gain access to a structured custodianship model that can help them grow herds, strengthen operations, and create continuity for the next generation. This is not charity. It is mutual strength. When a Japie becomes part of the model, they are not only preserving value in cattle. They are helping to strengthen the agricultural foundation that makes the model possible.
Japie’s mission is to build decentralised, cattle-backed storehouses of real value that help people from all over the world to preserve wealth, strengthen food security, support responsible farmers, and create practical pathways to refuge, resilience, and self-determination across safe rural regions in Southern Africa.
COW: a structured unit of value linked to productive cattle within a contracted custodianship framework.
Minimum 18 months (designed to support herd planning and liquidity management).
Open to local and international participants aligning with Japie Principles.
COW value reflects herd valuation and agricultural conditions. It may rise or fall. We do not publish growth projections.
A facilitation fee upon entry and a conversion fee upon exit. Japie does not charge Japies a separate annual management fee. The farmers carry day-to-day operational costs; ongoing herd management and care are built into the cattle production model and are supported by the herd’s natural offspring cycle.
Worldwide participants with operations based in Namibia, Zambia and South Africa.
Establishing a foothold in stable, agricultural regions for value preservation and possible physical security in times of need.
Diversifying with tangible, inflation-resistant assets. Adding exposure to a tangible agricultural system outside purely paper-based markets.
Building long-term security and a safe space for future generations.
Preserving value in a real productive asset class.
Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher