Africa-Press – Lesotho. Buti’s Farm Feeds has held an egg and poultry and poultry farmer training course, with experts from the Itau Farm Feeds including Mr Maritejile du toit and Theodore Oliver, who equipped them with animal husbandry and animal husbandry tips.
The head of Buti’s Farm Feeds, Mr Mahlomola Seshemane, said they were aware of the challenge that many Basotho were entering the production of poultry, eggs and pork but it appeared to be and weakness or lack of complete knowledge of the production of this type of food.
He said that as they tried to look for ways to improve animal husbandry, they realized that it would be better for them to seek out experts from different backgrounds.
He said that whether the experts are inland or from South Africa where they get most of their products, the goal is to be able to help determine what nutritional practices are available to them. be able to produce in an expected or international manner.
“This training was for the benefit of the beginning farmers, to encourage them and encourage them to go into business, and that the old entrepreneurs will share the challenges and tips for increasing their wealth, and so that they will be able to they are profitable in their businesses, ”Seshemane put it.
He said this was not the first time this had happened, it had happened in the last two years and they had already noticed a significant improvement in the way farmers work.
He pointed out that they continued to visit some of the farmers afterwards, to see how their conditions had changed, and what their post-training status was, and reported that they noticed a significant improvement.
Meanwhile, in an exclusive interview with Voice of the Nation, poultry farmer, eggs and pigs, Ms Matsebo Liphoto said the training was very important for them as farmers and they were very good at raising broilers.
because many farmers were very worried about Water belly disease in poultry farming. “Farmers have learned how to get rid of moisture in their pens because it is the cause of their chickens’ deaths and production is not good.
In addition, we as farmers are asking for more time to equip ourselves with pig farming skills. We are focusing on their maternity care, ”Poto said. He emphasizes that they are not satisfied with the benefits of this course, and it would be good for those educators to see if they can come up with an idea to work with them further. He said they realized as farmers that through this education Lesotho would prosper and farmers were also very encouraged by this development.
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