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.

By Susan Botes

13 Nov 2014

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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