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L
ungelwa Kama was raised by a farm worker in the Eastern
Cape. Shecompletedherprimaryandsecondaryschoolingat
the LongHope FarmSchool and after completing school, she
marriedVuyani Kama.
Lungelwa started farming by buying a small herd of cattle and
sheep; because she struggled to find grazing for them, the De-
partment of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) made a
farm available to her and also provided a few implements. This got
Lungelwa goingon the road to commercial farming.
The farm she received from theDRDLRonlyhas35haof arable land,
but the Kama’s have managed to hire an additional 70 ha of good,
arable landandalsograzing land from the timber companyoperating
inUgie (PGBison). TheKama’s have built a lovely home on the farm
where they livewith their twosmall childrenwhoarealsodeveloping
a love for farm life.
In order to gain knowledge, Lungelwa joined the Ugie study group
and started attending the Grain SA training courses. This year,
Lungelwa has planted 100 ha of maize and in some areas the
expected yields exceed 8 tons/ha – amagnificent crop!
LungelwaKama
Region:
EasternCape
Nearest town:
Maclear
Provincial co-ordinator:
Vusi Ngesi
1: LungelwaKama.
2: Lungelwa has plant-
ed 100 ha of maize and
in some areas the ex-
pected yields exceed
8 tons/ha.
1
2
JANEMCPHERSON,
Grain Farmer Development Programme, Grain SA
