SNAKING along a bumpy dusty road, passing thick bushes in rural West Nicholson on the way to Hokai Farm, one cannot miss the organic matter derived from the goat droppings littered along the way.
For Deon Grundling, the owner of Hokai Farm located in West Nicholson, Gwanda district in Matabeleland South province, this sight is nothing new.
Grundling started rearing goats at a tender age.
“I grew up with my father rearing goats. I was nine years old when I bought my first goat. I have farmed goats most of my life,” he said.
“I have been in Gwanda district for about 12 years now. When I started with goats here, I bought Matabele females and crossbred them with pure Boer goat bucks. Recently, I bought a herd of Kalahari reds.”
“The herders then go into the pens and make sure everything is in order, that is, there are no sick animals. If it is dip day, they will dip the animals before they go out for grazing,” he told to NewsDay Farming.
For Grundling, starting the farming project was never difficult as he begun small and grew with time.
