Petunia Molea, a young woman farmer from Gumbu Village in Limpopo started Godzwana General Farming in 2017 when she was 27 years old. The business grew from one to 5 hectares of land and today, she employs two permanent employees and 15 seasonal workers.
MOST South Africans know All Gold Tomato Sauce.
What many may not know is that some of the tomatoes used to make the household staple are grown by young women farmers from rural Limpopo.
As South Africa marks Youth Month, women such as Petunia Molea, 36, and Vhengani Ndou, 32, are among a growing number of young people turning to agriculture as a way to build businesses, create jobs and contribute to the country's food supply.
Molea, from Gumbu Village near Musina, started with a small maize garden at home before launching Godzwana General Farming in 2017 on a single hectare of land. Through reinvesting profits from each harvest, she expanded the business to five hectares and now supplies tomatoes to Tiger Brands for use in its All Gold Tomato Sauce.
