“Keep Your Head Up”: Local Farmer Shares Heartbreaking Pictures of Damaged Crop, Mzansi Shows Support

• It's not easy being a farmer - unfavourable weather conditions, pests and other factors can affect your crops and result in the major financial losses
• For one local farmer, Benica Wa Molimi, he had a tough weekend after his crops were severely damaged in what may have been caused by a hail storm
• Benica shared images of his loss and his followers are sending him words of support and encouragement

A South African farmer from Mpumalanga is mourning the loss of his crops with his social media followers. The farmer named Benica Wa Molimi is the Founder and CEO of Benica Fruits and Veggies and he has built a strong social media presence with over 15 000 followers.

In the post he says:

"We go through a lot. Farming is emotional."

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Benica shares three images of what appears to be a crop of cabbage that look badly damaged by certain weather factors. Although the farmer doesn't say what happened, one possibility may be a hail storm that made its way through parts of Mpumalanga and other areas of South Africa over the weekend.

Take a look at the heartbreaking post:

His followers are sending him words of encouragement to get through the big loss and some are even trying to find ways to salvage the situation.

@blmsetou:

"Askies abuti, I know u will make it post this. If u cant sell them it might make sense to look for local pig/goat farmers who can salvage these and pay a lower price to feed these to their animals? I had similar experience on cabbage and spinach then fed those to my goats."

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@StarDaddyworld:

"Eish eish sorry my farmer yooh I can relate to this at that moment, you have a loan to pay for which you took to invest on the same crops."

@nhamoimbiri:

"Keep your head up. Tomorrow is a better day."

@Neo_skhandisa:

"Survival of the emotionally strongest in this game. I'm sorry this happened. We try again next season."

@MoyaneTk:

"So sorry it's really a lot, this is painful."

"Blood and sweat": Young farmer celebrates 40 hectare land investment

Turning our focus to a more positive farming story, Briefly News previously reported on a young farmer with the Twitter handle, @new_shana, who recently headed to the popular app to share a heartwarming celebration post after he invested in 40 hectares of farming land - something he said he used blood, sweat, and tears to do.

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