Former miners hit gold with poultry farming gcis vuk uzenzele > By gcis vuk uzenzele - 23 July 2021 - 07:00 Chairperson of the Ubumbano Secondary Cooperative Mzimasi Sotyatho (left) shows off the cooperative s chickens to officials from Rand Mutual Assurance and the Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform. Image: Supplied.
Five former miners started a legacy agriculture project that not only aims to put food on tables, but to also stop their grandchildren from becoming mine labourers.
The men started the Ubumbano Secondary Cooperative in Gobothi village in Ngcobo, Eastern Cape, after falling on hard times when they left their jobs.
“We were faced with a lot of poverty in our families and we saw that the best way of ending this was to enter the agriculture sector,” says the cooperative’s Chairperson, Mzimasi Sotyatho (71).
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gcis vuk uzenzele > By gcis vuk uzenzele - 10 May 2021 - 07:00 Siposetu Jilata has big dreams for her farm. Image: Supplied.
A young sheep farmer is looking to become a producer of the highest grade Dohne Merino sheep in the Eastern Cape.
Owner of Agric EC Siposetu Jilata (29) explains that this breed is known for its quality wool and meat.
Jilata, who holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics degree from the University of Fort Hare, started the farm in 2017, after struggling to find a job.
Through Agric EC, she offers business development consultancy services to people who are in the agriculture sector.
“I help up-and-coming farmers with drawing up business plans, proper documentation to apply for funding and other administration processes that are needed to run a successful commercial farm.