WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED? My father always said you should prepare on time so you’re not caught off guard. He also believed every leap year would bring good rains, and it’s happened that way. This advice has helped me prepare on time for the good wet…
A trip halfway across the globe and the teachings of two renowned entrepreneurs set Duncan Moalosi Serapelwane on a path back to farming – one he vowed as a child he’d never walk. Today this former teacher is a Bonsmara stud farmer and, as he tells Peter Mashala, he has found meaning in making a name for himself as an elite breeder of these iconic red South African cattle.
African Farming editor Peter Mashala gets to know farmer Cocky Mokoka a little better...
In 2008 Cocky Mokoka came across a magazine article about how Brazilian farmers had transformed their businesses by no longer ploughing or tilling their soils. It inspired him to start letting Mother Nature make the decisions on his farm and turn his business into a sustainable, profitable and environmentally friendly operation.
