As we continue reflecting on this important consideration, it is equally vital that we pause for a minute and revisit why we want to be farmers in the first place.
Author: Charles Tjatindi (Charles Tjatindi )
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Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – How do I choose what to farm with? – Part 1
Novice farmers are faced with one critical question: what type of farming activities do I venture into? Should it be livestock, crop, or poultry farming?
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Marenga uses set back as setup for success
In 2019, an unprepared Kamakotje ‘Kamaa’ Marenga decided to test the depth of the water with both feet. He rounded up a few of his aspiring Veldmaster sheep breeds and threw them into the kraal with those of other farmers.
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Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – The real face of farming
As much as we encourage young people into farming, you must come armed with knowledge. It is not an ultimate cycler or a get-rich-quick scheme. Farming is a good venture and can multiply your investments a thousandfold. However, it can also go bad, real quick.
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Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – Navigating farming hurdles, one day at a time
Someone recently asked me, “What would you do differently if you were to start farming today…?” At first, I thought the answer would be simple – I would simply list all the problems I am currently encountering in farming, and do things differently. But it was not that simple.
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Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – Innovation is key in farming
The start of a new year is a good time to reflect and assess if we are doing things in the right way, the smart way; or the innovative way.
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Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – Let’s brace for a possible dry year
Fellow farmers, despite prospects and predictions of a favourable rainy season, the reality on the ground seems to hit differently. The land is simply too barren and hardy in most parts of the country
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Communal farmer thrives on small stock …Kanguatjivi’s love for sheep, goats pay off
Steve Kanguatjivi spent most of his formative years among livestock. As a young man growing up in rural Omaheke, the economic potential of livestock farming was entrenched in him by his parents and the community around him alike.
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Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – Limited start-up capital should not kill your dreams
I have come across many people who are eager to venture into one or the other mode of farming, but are limited by start-up capital.
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Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – Learn, unlearn and relearn
Aristotle, a towering figure in ancient Greek philosophy who made important contributions to logic, criticism, rhetoric and psychology among others famously wrote “The more you know, the more you realise you don’t know.” This can not be more true than when applied to the modern world, or in this case farming.