Here’s what you can expect in African Farming

Lesedi Masebe shares how she started her career as a chef, but rerouted to focus on producing semi-organic veggies. We also hear about alternative energy solutions, and attend the Grain SA Day of Celebration.

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Lesedi Masebe of Masebe Farming harvests radish in a shade net house on her farm Rietfontein. Lesedi’s business supplies a variety of fresh produce and herbs to the formal and the informal sector. PHOTOS: PETER MASHALA

Waking up to the possibilities of winning in pig farming

Buti Malinga has built Vukani Piggery from a very small start – when he left a full-time job to start the business alongside his sister, Cathy, they had only nine sows. He currently runs a 120-sow unit that he plans to grow to 600 sows soon, and eventually to 2 500 sows. This go-getter speaks to Peter Mashala about his encounters with adversity and the rewards of persistence.

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Vukani Buti Malinga and his sister, Cathy, started Vukani Piggery with nine sows in 2008 after they acquired the farm Bronkhorstfontein outside Vanderbijlpark through the state’s Proactive Land Acquisitions Strategy programme. PHOTOS: PETER MASHALA

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