KZN couple continues to reap benefits of farming
By Taschica Pillay
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DURBAN - TWO KwaZulu-Natal North Coast farmers have continued to supply a national grocery retailer for the past three decades.
Balamani Govender, 66, had inherited the family farm in La Mercy and has been supplying vegetables to the Shoprite Group.
Now together with her husband Krish Naidu, the couple exclusively supply Shoprite weekly a variety of vegetables grown on their small-scale farm.
They produce a variety of herbs, coriander, mint, watercress, and Cherry Belle radishes.
In season, they also produce beetroot and turnip.
“In order to supply Shoprite we had to meet certain requirements, follow a growing programme, and most importantly follow a food safety programme for which we get audited annually,” said Naidu.