Farmers’ Diaries: Khutso Njenga
The rainy season is here! The rush to vaccinate animals on time and get the fields ready for planting has begun. A few farmers take us through their programmes as they welcome summer.
African Farming Season 2 Episode 5: Mandlendoda brothers – ‘Brothers on Farms’
A mixed bag works well for Mandla and Johnson Mandlendoda, whose agricultural interests and activities – although separate – are tethered by family and business bonds. Their successful ventures embrace markets ranging from fresh produce to feedlots, and from tourism to mohair. The brothers ‘talk farming’ to Lindiwe Sithole.
Mandla outside the fresh-produce packhouse on his farm outside Queenstown. Their vegetables and fruit are marketed to retailers in the area.