Cows are coming home for Makhoba Farms and unemployed KZN youth – Nyosi Empowerment CEO Evan Jones

One of the success stories of land that was transferred back to the community is Makhoba Farms, a 10,000-hectare farm at the foothills of the Maluti Mountains. Makhoba Farms, assisted by Nestlé, is currently producing four and a half million litres of milk for the country every year. To equip the young people in the area with agricultural skills, Nyosi Empowerment has been offering training to 100 youths every year. The training spans agripreneurship tasks including alien clearing, feed production, vegetable production, fencing, security, construction, ICT, and first aid. Nyosi CEO Evan Jones told BizNews that 400 Youth Employment Services (YES) interns have so far successfully graduated from the course. Jones said 24% of the interns in 2022 were employed by Makhoba farms and the majority of the remaining graduates found jobs elsewhere due to their enhanced skills training and experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices