SMALL-SCALE PIG FARMER IMPLEMENTS COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
Buti Malinga, together with his sister, Cathy, started Vukani Piggery in 2008 with nine sows after they acquired the 154ha farm, Bronkhorstfontein, near Vanderbijlpark through the state’s land reform programme. The pair had, in fact, grown up on the same farm.
Today, thanks to their hard work and persistence, as well as assistance from government, Vukani Piggery is well on its way to becoming a fully fledged commercial piggery. In order to do this, the pair already run the small-scale operation using commercial practices.
They currently have 75 sows, but have capacity for 100.
“We have a plan to expand the operation to 97 sows. After this, we want to apply for a loan through the Land Bank,” Malinga explains. But he has aspirations for far greater things; he
