He is only 27 years old but already Mpho Mpfuni owns two farms with a combined size of 22
hectares and processes the organic chillies grown on the farm to produce a sauce that’s now
in retail stores in three different provinces.
Mukurukuru Media
Agro- processing remains in the hands of big business but Limpopo entrepreneur and farmer
Tebogo Maepa decided to take the road less travelled when she ventured into the business
of cherry pepper production.
Maepa who leads the 100% black female owned Deutronomeo co-operative which is also
known as DEU foods was recently crowned the Top Female Entrepreneur in the Female
Farmer of the Year awards under the processing category at the local, district and provincial
levels.
WHEN the women of Motloulela realised the despair caused by unemployment in their village – they decided to do something.