Tag: Poultry Farmer

Farming ain’t for the faint-hearted. Just ask Kagiso Dibakoane, a beginner farmer who lost 220 chickens in one shot after a bird flu outbreak. Yet, he keeps on pushing forward…

Last year, Mzansi embraced Sinenhlanhla Ngubane after her chickens were hacked to death by a panga-like object. The farmer from eManguzi in KwaZulu-Natal bounced back saying, “This proves that I ...

INSPIRATION: There's a village outside Polokwane called Nobody, where everybody knows the "farmer from the north". Her name is Maphate Rakoma and she has soldiered through many setbacks to feed ...

Next up on Food For Mzansi’s #SoilSistas campaign, we meet Khethiwe Maseko, the founder of Gugulam Poultry House in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng. Powered by Corteva Agriscience, we highlight some of the ...

“When my father passed on last year in June, I thought to myself, ‘Are we letting this go or is there something we can do?’ And that's how I started.” ...

Side hustle poultry farmer Pertunia Botlhole is an extraordinary female farmer participating in the Corteva Women Agripreneur Programme 2021, a year-long blended development programme at the Gordon Institute of Business ...

It is a sure thing that South Africa’s imposed lockdown early last year destabilised most farming enterprises across the country. But it also gave some farming enthusiasts a shot at ...

Miriam Sibanda (32) dips her left hand into a heap of greyish matter lying in a makeshift pond and lifts out a handful of the mushy muck. With the index ...

Sibusiso Mogale is a farmer from eNgodini, Mbombela in Mpumalanga who produces chickens and organic vegetables. He knows the struggles that many small-scale farmers across Mzansi face, but he is ...

Tired of the corporate space, Maureen Pudikabekwa decided to go back to her farming roots. She joined her mother's poultry business. Powered by Corteva Agriscience, we're highlighting some of the extraordinary female ...