Poultry farming has changed from being a pastime activity
which many black people took interest in with no financial rewards thereof. In
recent years more people have started to identify the business gap in Poultry
farming thus turning it into a lucrative business which is helping to curb
unemployment in our community. However, females needs to be gutsy enough to
embark on such businesses as it doesn’t encompass wearing pretty clothes and
seating in beautiful offices. One
person who is able to bear testimony to that is female chicken broiler Kagelelo
Pricillar Matlala residing in Camden village Kuruman.
“I inherited the business from my parents Bertha and Ishmael
Matlala two years ago. I started off with one hundred chicks and the number has
been increasing with two hundred after every six weeks. As a small business owner, Kagelelo says most
of her clients are elderly village people whom she normally finds at the
pension pay points “I also approach ordinary individuals to buy the chickens
because I believe in taking the business to the people. “However, some clients visit my house to
purchase the chickens,” she said while adding that her main goal is to get a
stable contract from a big company and become a regular supplier. “With a
contract one is able to stabilize the financial side of the business and it
will enable me to grow the business beyond this. “I have four employees at the moment. And I plan on
hiring more people in the near future”
Kagelelo says Poultry
farming is a very interesting business that needs a lot of patience because it
has its challenges. “I am currently faced with infrastructural challenges as
chicks need a specific building that will help them to grow properly. My infrastructure is informal because I am
running the business in a small room at home.
As a result my resources are limited.
They only get me from point A - B.
“The other challenge
is education. I’d like to arm myself with proper knowledge and skills that will
benefit my business. Chicks are prone to diseases especially if they are not
tended to properly. And that might cause them to die. “To survive they need a heater light for
warmth 24/7. They constantly need to see the food they eat,” said Kagelelo.
For more information
contact Kagelelo on: 063 495 9541
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