KZN Farmer Who Found Happiness Through Agriculture Dreams About Creating Jobs for Others, Growing Business

• A female farmer in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) who found joy through farming has shared some of the dreams she has for her business
• The hard-working woman noted that while she does experience challenges with her vegetable farm, she still wants to make her enterprise a success
• Talking to Briefly News, Sthembile Ngubane said she would love to create employment for others through her farm

A resilient female farmer from Magabeni in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is determined to turn her farm into a successful enterprise that will benefit her community.

The 31-year-old previously told Briefly News that she found gardening and agriculture to be highly therapeutic.

Now, in a follow-up interview, Sthembile Ngubane notes that she faces many challenges with her farm, which is located on 0.6 hectares of land at Sheshisa Primary school:

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“[Some of my difficulties include] getting a tractor to plough the land since I can't plough it by hand.

"Watering the plants [is also an issue]. I haven't been able to use the whole land because I'll have a problem when it comes to watering.

“Late last year, I started to learn about maize and dry beans production. Not having storage to manage tools or harvests [is another issue I am faced with].”

Perseverant farmer wants to help others

Despite the problems Sthembile faces with her enterprise, she still wants to grow the business and help her community:

“[I plan to] occupy the whole land with vegetables, hire at least two people that will be permanent and two seasonal workers.

“I need to obtain a storage area, install a drip irrigation system, and make a greenhouse for my seedlings.

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“I would also love to supply surrounding farmers, as there is no nearby nursery that supplies vegetables.”

The businesswoman also wants a van to help her collect compost, intends to obtain more land to utlise, would like to make her business more efficient, hone her skills as a farmer, and much more. What a boss babe!

Female farmer who sold her suburban house to start an agricultural enterprise celebrated online

In another inspiring story, Briefly News also wrote about a hard-working entrepreneur who sold her suburban home to take on agriculture.

Dineo Mokgoshi, who previously ran a tourist hosting company on a nature reserve, now has a thriving farm and creates jobs for peeps through her business!

Source: Briefly News