From Selling Milk Out of a Bakkie to Supplying Woolworths, Mzansi Praises Inspirational Female Entrepreneur
- Disebo Makatsa is a former educator who now runs a successful dairy farm that supplies milk to Clover for Woolworths
- At one point Makatsa almost lost everything when her biggest customer went under, leaving her selling milk off the back of a bakkie to stay afloat
- Makatsa now has 54 Ayrshire cows, producing about 2,000 litres of milk, and is a supplier for Clover to Woolworths
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Meet Disebo Makatsa, a former educator who is now the proud owner of Dee-Y Trading, a successful dairy farm and business.
This story is proof that everything big starts small and that where you are today does not mean you will be there tomorrow.
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Makatsa started her dairy business by selling milk off of the back of a bakkie. She then later started supplying a small business which took her production to a new level, however, that business went under, leaving Makatsa in a tough spot.
The mother of three stuck to it and resorted back to selling milk out of the back of the bakkie just to stay afloat. It was a rough time but they pulled through it.
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Today, the farm has 54 Ayrshire cows, producing about 2,000 litres of milk, which is collected by Clover and then supplied to Woolworths.
Briefly News shared Makatsa’s inspiring story on our Facebook page:
The people of Mzansi applaud Makatsa for her dedication and inspiring growth
Puseletso Koome said:
“Well done hey ”
Msitheli Wawa said:
“Great news indeed.”
Raesetja Ginia Dibete Ntshole said:
“Well done Disebo.”
Nelisiwe Mlambo Nizzy said:
“Wow”
Female farmer explains how she got into the business, gives advice to young girls
In related news, Briefly News wrote a piece about a female farmer, @Keneilwe_farmerette, who took some snaps with her squad. Her squad turned out to be cows and she is a farmer.
Briefly News got in contact with her and asked her how she got into farming, what her plans are for the future, what she thinks about the country and if she had any advice for young girls.
She revealed that her father's best friend was a farmer and she had followed him everywhere. Growing up, she never thought that she'd become a farmer but she had learned so much that it came naturally to her.
Source: Briefly News
