Eastern Cape woman shatters stereotypes in grain farming

Eastern Cape woman shatters stereotypes in grain farming

By Sihle Manda When Nokuthula Myeko-Mafikwana gathered unemployed neighbours to embark on a farming journey on her family’s plot in Sigubudwini, outside Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, she was searching for a way to survive. More than 10 years later, the 40-year-old runs Tyhopo Trading Enterprise, a growing farming business that creates jobs, strengthens food security, challenges the belief that commercial maize production is work for men and gives…