HARD WORK AND STRONG GOALS WIN THE DAY FOR CATTLE FARMER
A passion for farming and for feeding his countrymen as well as obsessive record-keeping are the qualities that Tiro Mongwaketsi (34), from Ganyesa village in the North West, believes bagged him the prestigious ARC National Commercial Beef Producer of the Year Award last year. He knew what he wanted to do with his life from an early age.
“I’ve dreamt of being a commercial cattle farmer ever since I can remember. It has been a privilege to grow up on the farm and help my old lady continue my father’s legacy while feeding the nation,” says Tiro.
He has fond memories of his childhood.
“My friends and I used to get up to all sorts of nonsense, but when it was time to work there were no excuses. My mother made sure of that,” he recalls.
Tiro’s mother, Gaohediwe Mongwaketsi, handed the farm management over to him in 2008. He studied animal production at Unisa and completed an internship.
He has no clear memory of his late father, Keagile, who
