His parents started farming on their own on communal land and after our next guest matriculated and relocated to Welkom, he used some of his salary to buy cattle to keep on his parents’ land.
In 2005, when he heard about an opportunity to apply for access to land through the former Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ (agriculture department) Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy programme, he submitted an application. This was finally approved three years later, and he was granted access to lease the 200ha farm Sterkwater, which has 60ha of arable land and 140ha of grazing land.
Guest: Mapota Mosia - Farmer and Finalist for the 2019 Grain SA/ABSA/JohnDeere Financial New Era Commercial Farmer of the Year award.