Female Farmer Sets Goals, Sells Her Enormous Cabbage and Spinach at Spar and Boxer Stores

Female Farmer Sets Goals, Sells Her Enormous Cabbage and Spinach at Spar and Boxer Stores

  • A female farmer has shown that hard work does pay off after her thriving farm supplies Spar and Boxer
  • She started her farm back in 2020 during the lockdown and is now reaping the rewards of her efforts
  • Yamkela told young farmers that in order to farm people need two things, money and knowledge

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An ambitious female farmer is getting the bag. Her farm in Qumbu is thriving and produces enormous heads of cabbage and spinach.

She sells her produce to large stores such as Spar and Boxer. YouTuber Kwanda Nyazeka interviewed the amazing woman on his channel.

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Yamkela started farming during the lockdown in 2020 and now she is reaping the rewards. Photo credit: @Agric_young
Source: Twitter

Yamkela comes from a village where commercial farming is something that is simply not done. She started her farm in 2020 during the lockdown and now her farm is thriving.

She had some advice for people who want to get into farming, she said that young farmers need to get a permanent job to raise capital and educate themselves on farming.

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Once they have enough money and education around farming then they can start their own farm. She added that farming is not possible without money first.

Briefly News contacted Kwanda Nyazeka and asked him about Yamkela and her farm. He said that it was crucial for farmers to do their research before attempting a project of this scale.

Driven lady asks Mzansi to pray for her business, people pull through

Earlier, Briefly News reported that Social media has definitely become a place where people can reach out for pretty much anything. A sweet lady turned to her community to ask for prayer over her business.

Times are tough and a lot of people are living on prayers and generosity. Seeing people come together to help others, reminds us of the power of Ubuntu.

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Social media user @Sistren_Bee shared a picture of potatoes to Twitter, asking God to bless her with abundance and success.

By the looks of the post, the lady sells potatoes and is ready to make things happen. Sisi, we wish you all the best!

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