Tag: hydroponic farmer

Mathoke Phaladi’s agribusiness grows hydroponic fodder using barley grains. This, he believes, gives the best yield of nutrients of the green grasses, containing an abundance of nutrients unsurpassed by any other type of grass. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Mathoke leads the hydroponic fodder wave

by Nicole Ludolph

7th Mar 2022

Mathoke Phaladi grows hydroponic fodder all-year round. He tells Food For Mzansi, “Some are still sceptical, but I’m thinking over the years, they will come around to the product and ...

Meet the woman behind Sandton’s rooftop farm

by Duncan Masiwa

6th Jul 2021

Living in the concrete jungle of Sandton, where towering buildings almost press up against one other, nature can feel like a somewhat distant concept. But with her stunning hydroponic rooftop ...

All hail, queen Gugu: ‘I am a black woman and I farm’

by Noluthando Ngcakani

15th Feb 2021

Not many young people view agriculture as a viable or stable career path. And while she may come from a lineage of Mpumalanga subsistence farmers, Gugulethu Mahlangu (27) admits that ...

Kamogelo Hantise is the owner of a vegetable hydroponic business in the Northern Cape, which she founded after dropping out of college. Photo: Supplied/FoodForMzansi

Building a farming empire requires help – lots of it!

by Duncan Masiwa

21st Jun 2021

When Northern Cape farmer Kamogelo Hantise started her successful hydroponic farming enterprise in 2019 with the help of funding, she quickly realised that her success was tied to others beside ...

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