Dedicated mentorship helps achieve maize success
The right attitude, a dedicated mentor, and public-private partnerships have all come together at Roodekrantz, a 380ha farm near Rosendal in the eastern Free State.

David Matobako and his mentor, Francois Crause, have known each other for nine years.Photo credit: VKB
"I want to become a world-class farmer and everything we do on the farm is geared towards this," says Matobako, the young landowner.
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Source: Farmer's Weekly

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