{"id":3140,"date":"2021-10-06T15:50:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/popya-with-akathingo-makk-kapuka-i-farm-with-youtube"},"modified":"2021-10-06T16:08:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:08:08","slug":"popya-with-akathingo-makk-kapuka-i-farm-with-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/popya-with-akathingo-makk-kapuka-i-farm-with-youtube","title":{"rendered":"Popya with Akathingo \u2018Makk\u2019 Kapuka – \u2018I farm with YouTube\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Namibia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Akathingo \u2018Makk\u2019 Kapuka is an entrepreneur excessively interested in agriculture and technology. The 30-year-old Kapuka began farming as a business in 2018, with his brothers Ismael \u2018Mizzah\u2019 Kapuka and Johannes \u2018Jahbles\u2019 Kapuka. His farm is situated in the Okashaningwa village, near the government-run Etunda irrigation scheme in the Omusati region.<\/p>\n

Kapuka tells Youth Corner that farming has always been one of his desires, and he uses YouTube to enhance his farming skills. \u201cBesides the science side of farming, our fathers are known to be cattlemen in Uukolonkadhi. So, I grew up pulling food out of the earth with my brothers to make a living. When I was at university, my father would still ask me to go spend recess at his cattle post,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Kapuka said his brother, Mizzah, acquired financial assistance from his Cuban associates, and used it to buy basic necessities to begin farming on his portion of land. They have never looked back since.<\/p>\n

He is proud that the local community benefited from their farming project, and through their support, they managed to pay off the Cuban associates\u2019 soft loan in 2019. \u201cI am at the moment expanding my portion of land to cater for the increasing demand, thanks to support from Bertha Ijambo and our business facilitator at Fanogroup Namibia.\u201d<\/p>\n

They grow butternuts, carrots, onions, cabbages, beetroots, watermelons, red sweet potatoes, white sweet potato, tomatoes, spanspek, and recently started with potatoes.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur clientele mostly comprise vendors in the informal market. However, we have been able to strengthen our way to the formal market by unceremoniously showing up with our top-tier vegetables at establishments where we never had formal agreements. Every time we presented our produce, managers and owners of shops fell in love with the quality of our vegetables.\u201d<\/p>\n

They now stock Spar Oshakati, Spar Ongwediva, OK Foods Independence, OK Foods Baines, Fresco fruit and vegetables, as well as Go Fresh Swakopmund. The business employs two people on a full-time bases, and they have 16 other casual workers, whom they hope to fully employ in the near future.<\/p>\n

In spite of the farm\u2019s success, Kapuka said the project has encountered several challenges such as a lack of funds and bad financial decisions. But they have learned valuable lessons that led to a new business model that they are currently pursuing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not disappointed at all on the progress and impact that we have been able to make in the short time as a team. Also, we have a tech venture that we are currently receiving incubation for, with four other start-ups, from the Stellenbosch University Launch Lab.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked what advice he has for his peers, he said: \u201cLook at me now. I have juggled a few ventures since I resigned from Bank Windhoek \u2013 from importing cars from Botswana, to driving a taxi in Windhoek, to renting a bar for business.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people close to me felt sorry for me when I did the unglamorous thing of resigning, because they couldn\u2019t fathom the bigger picture\u201d. \u201cYou are in charge of improving your living standards; do not rely on the government,\u201d he reasoned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. Akathingo \u2018Makk\u2019 Kapuka is an entrepreneur excessively interested in agriculture and technology. The 30-year-old Kapuka began farming as a business in 2018, with his brothers Ismael \u2018Mizzah\u2019 Kapuka and Johannes \u2018Jahbles\u2019 Kapuka. His farm is situated in the Okashaningwa village, near the government-run Etunda irrigation scheme in the Omusati region. 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