by Izane Cloete-Hamilton I was recently invited to a networking event where I was tasked with introducing my business, nFold, in 30 seconds. It made me wonder: is the equivalent to the proverbial elevator pitch, an executive summary on a page? An excellent executive is essential to sales proposals. Yet, many salespeople don’t know how […]
Trading off the back of his bakkie in the former homeland of Ciskei taught Aviwe Gxotiwe to respect the work ethic and business skills of immigrant Somali and Pakistani businesspeople. Today he applies the same principles in his own business – the 2 300ha lucerne and sheep farm Soutvleij in the Somerset East district of […]
Praveen Dwarika from AFGRI’s Lemang Agricultural Services unpacks the topic of financing and credit with African Farming host Bathabile Modutoane. Source link
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. Source link
CUCUMBERSKhutso Njenga, Rooiwal, Pretoria, Gauteng We’re harvesting from some tunnels while in others we’ve just planted. To ensure continuous production, we plant our tunnels six weeks apart. We’ve recently started producing our own seedlings. We buy seeds from Rijk Zwaan that we plant directly into sawdust bags, about a hand deep. We then use clean […]
GOATSThabo Dithakgwe, Bray, Kagisano-Molopo, North West At Nasi Ditha Farming we specialise in Boer goat production. This is a good breed to work with as it is easy to maintain and highly fertile, making for an animal with low input cost. I am based in Molopo, which has a semiarid climate, but there is still […]
Well-known veterinarian Doc Faffa Malan joins us on location to discuss common internal parasites that occur in the small intestines of animals. Source link
In 2002, farming veteran Abel Naphtaly found his way back to agriculture by accident while searching for a slaughter ox when his successful security company celebrated 10 years in business. The purchase not only renewed his love of farming, it also sparked a new flame – he has since developed a passion for the Santa […]
New Business Development Manager at John Deere, Zabion de Wee joins Bathabile Modutoane at Oneo Farms to discuss mechanisation and explains how to prepare your soil before planting. Source link
by Brigette Mashile A few years ago, I told my friends I would never have a live-in nanny in my house, and it made sense then. I didn’t need a live-in nanny! We had a lady who came in once every 2 weeks to do our laundry, which eventually became every week as I got […]