Local Farmer Went from Back Garden to Hectares of Farmland and Employing 7 Staff, Inspires Many

Local Farmer Went from Back Garden to Hectares of Farmland and Employing 7 Staff, Inspires Many

  • A self-taught South African farmer named Bennedicter Benica Mhlongo has inspired many with his story
  • Starting out in his small back garden, Bennedicter now has 7 staff and a couple of hecters of land to farm
  • Bennedicter’s story inspired many, leaving the comment section of the post Briefly News made, filled with pride

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Mzansi is filled with so many inspiring people! Bennedicter Benica Mhlongo started his farming journey in his back garden and has grown it to noticeable heights.

Local farmer, inspiration, motivation
Local farmer Bennedicter Benica Mhlongo had Mzansi peeps filled with pride after his story was told. Image: @Briefly News
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Bennedicter now employs seven permanent staff and has a couple of hectares of land. Briefly News shared Bennedicter's moving story and saw how many it inspired.

Stories like Bennedicter's are what get the people going as it shows them that anything is possible if you put your heart and soul into it. My guy, you have done the thing!

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The people of Mzansi are so proud!

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Here are just a few of the beautiful comments made by our followers who saw Bennedicter’s story on our timeline:

Rikard Van Dexas said with pride:

“Great job. We need this guy to teach everyone about farming, not to realise with white people farmers only.”

Henry Boyce was inspired by Bennedicter’s story:

“Great. Job creation is important.”

Bussai Hlengiwe NaGambu is proud of Bennedicter:

“Love this ”

Isaac Mawela congratulated Bennedicter:

“Well done chap ”

Young farmer celebrates 40-hectare land investment

A young farmer with the Twitter handle, @new_shana headed to the popular app to share a heartwarming celebration post after he invested in 40 hectares of farming land - something he says took blood, sweat and tears to do, reported Briefly News.

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In the highly inspirational and motivational post, the young man also explains that he is now working overtime to find people to invest in the property and this has definitely not been something easy to do.

"A 40-hectare investment ❤️ Blood and sweat!!! Going insane looking for investors. Some investors pulling out midsession! This coming season we double our production! 100 hectares here we come!!! #FarmingWithShana," he captioned some snaps of the beautiful farm.

Source: Briefly News

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Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.