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W
illem Modukanele was born in 1939 on a farm in the
Bultfontein district. As the child of a farm worker, he
grew up on a farm where his mother was a domestic
worker on the farm. Although they were very poor,
illiam recalls that theygrewupwell, always having enough to eat.
Hewent to the small farm school and passed grade 7whereafter he
worked on the farm and in 1963 was employed by Senwes. In 1975
he accepted a position at BP as a truck driver delivering diesel and
petrol all over the Bultfontein area. While doing this, he dreamed of
onedayhavinghisown farm. He always askedquestions as hewent
about deliveringdiesel to the farms, soakingup information.
In 2006 he bought the farm, LA Riviera, in the Theunissen district.
It was done with the assistance of the DRDLR and as part of the
LRAD system. The farm is 170 ha in size with 70 ha of arable land
and 100haof natural grazing.
Thebiggest challengehasbeen togainaccess toproduction capital.
This farmer is a hardworking man and the fields on his farm are
neatly cultivated and the fencing on the property is good. Both
Willem and his wife are members of the Welkom Study Group.
Willem is an engaging man and seems willing to learn as much as
he can. He has also attended a number of Grain SA’s courses and
was part of theRecapProgramme in the FreeState.
Another dream of his – to own an irrigation pivot – has also been
realised and his first 22 ha of maize are currently growing under
irrigation. Willem says that he was able to survive through a lot
of challenges with the training and support that he received from
Grain SA. “Many thanks to Johan Kriel who encouraged me when
times were hard. He is mymain source of help and I amwhat I am
todaybecauseof his support and advice,” saysWillem.
WillemModukanele
Region:
FreeState
Nearest town:
Welkom
Provincial co-ordinator:
JohanKriel
1:WillemModukanele.
2: Willem was part of
the Recap Programme
in the Free State. He
now has the irriga-
tion pivot he always
dreamed about and his
first 22 ha of maize is
growing under irriga-
tion.
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