Posts Tagged ‘#zerohunger’
Food for Mzansi reports how Buhle entices youth to farming
This Food for Mzansi story documents how Buhle continues to entice young people to farming as a profitable and sustainable career. Our non-profit organisation has made great strides in increasing youth participation in our training courses: we have trained a total of 1115 farmers in the past three years, a whopping 966, or 89% of […]
Buhle Is Going Solar!
Buhle’s training academy is partnering with solar leasing platform Sun Exchange, as reported by Landbou.com and ProAgri. Anyone in the world can buy solar cells in our crowdfunding project with Sun Exchange. Buhle will receive donated solar cells, cutting our electricity bills by 40-70% and allowing us to train more farmers, Landbou reported. Sign up […]
Bayanda Pays It Forward, Mentoring 80 Others
Bayanda Maseko (30) was trained as part of a partnership between Sasol, who funded training and mentorship for a group of students, and Buhle, who provided it. “The training changed my life,” says Bayanda. “It attuned me to building a business with much more understanding and professionalism, and challenged me to achieve.” Bayanda (30) is […]
Nhlanhla Is In Love With Agriculture – And Creating Jobs
Buhle graduate Nhlanhla Ngwenya (28) formerly studied human resources and ran a construction company. Now she is “in love” with agriculture and passionate about creating jobs. “I didn’t love farming before I studied at Buhle, but now I do. The peacefulness of it gives me peace of mind and, most of all, I am very […]
Tsholo inspires in the Daily Sun
Our graduate Tsholofelo Mokwele continues to inspire us all with her dedication, hard work and can-do attitude, which are reaping substantial success for her farming business TCM Squared. Check our her story published this Women’s Month, August 2022, in the Daily Sun (Pic below is from the Daily Sun story). Sky is the limit for […]
“I like the fact that I can give other people jobs and put food on their tables.”
Kopano Matseoane (36) wishes she had started farming much earlier, instead of working at her previous jobs in IT and as a business analyst, as she could have advanced even further by now. “Farming is a lot of work but it’s interesting, and it’s liberating to be your own boss,” says the owner of Kopanomatseoane […]
Xoli reflects on the power of excellent marketing
Buhle farmer Nomxoliswa Makhabane (35) is ensuring that her organic farming business is a strong success. Not only does she put in the hard legwork of farming, continually expanding her farming ventures; she also understands the importance of powerful marketing. Xoli, as she is known for short, sells her spinach with a label she designed […]
Patience Makgai – from chemical engineer to farmer
Patience Makgai (30) was a chemical engineer who, when out of work for some time, decided to turn a family hobby of farming into a business. She is now making a profit through her farming business, Pag Business Enterprise, in Middleburg, Mpumalanga, where she employs four permanent workers. She achieved this despite having received no […]
‘TikTok farmer’ Malesela builds thriving poultry business
Food For Mzansi describes how our graduate Malesela Molema bounced back from disappointing Senior Certificate results by throwing himself into poultry farming. Malesela shared his journey on TikTok, and it started trending. Food For Mzansi describes how he fell in love with farming’ while studying at Buhle and now employs two people – even while […]
Nedbank video: “Project with Buhle creates 336 jobs.”
“Some people see a farm: We see job creation.” About 336 jobs have been created through our @Nedbank-supported project in Vuwani, Venda – ensuring that over 1200 people go to bed well-fed each night. Watch the video.