Woman in farming gives food production a thumbs up

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Refilwe Manuel (26) grew up in a family of farmers. She was inspired to start farming at age 13 when her parents bought her broiler chickens.

Manuel realised from an early age that people need agricultural supplies if they are to eat three meals a day.She also took agriculture as a subject in high school and furthered her studies in primary agriculture after completing matric.

“In 2016, I attended the AVI Africa Conference, which is the biggest poultry conference and exhibition in Africa showcasing agricultural products. The conference gave me faith and added to my positivity,” she says. As a child she was interested in being hands on in the family business. This lead Manuel start her own business in her teens."This came with a lot of challenges because of my age, as I could not get funding and support to grow my business. But I never stopped,” she says.

Today Manuel runs a successful farming business on Mooilaagte Farm in the Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality.She has also partnered with her husband who specialises in crop farming.In 2019, she received goats from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and was also among the young female farmers who received bulls as part of the department’s Sire Subsidy Scheme.

 

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Last night we slept hungry again and my daughter was crying because of hunger. Please assist us with a 2kg mealie meal and tinned fish 🙏🏻. Just so my little girl can eat😔💔. I've been struggling to get a job and in my struggle, my child is suffering💔

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