Get the basics right, and you can earn good money
Jan 08, 2021
2 minutes
Few communal farmers make profits from their enterprises. In too many cases, pension payments, contributions from working children and social grants are used to subsidise farming operations. This is not sustainable in the medium to long terms. Essentially, keeping livestock becomes a financial drain on the farmer rather than contributing positively to the household.
The basic reasons are the following.
This leads to high mortality rates, particularly in younger animals,
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