Monday, 12 October 2015

Jane and Leo Tawana's story


Jane Tawana and Leo Tawana is an old couple from Dehwe in Gutu district, who are project participants in the egg business project pioneered by Help from Germany (Help).

The aging couple is among a growing number of Farmers who took the farming as a family business approach in egg production business to ensure unity and harmony amongst family members and maximise on business growth.

“We learnt from workshops done by Help that it is very good to work as a family as it ensures sustainability of the business,” said Jane Tawana. “Initially I thought that letting other members of the family near my project would disadvantage me in attaining profits as they can steal the eggs and sell or cook them without my knowledge,” added Jane.

Jane laughingly added that one day she and her husband might die as age is catching up with her and her children will not have a means to survive if she had not taken the model of farming as a family business into practicality.

Leo Tawana, Jane’s husband, Said working as a family has made them realize a lot of profits as they were able to buy 51 birds in addition to the initial 32 they received as subsidized inputs form help, they also helped Leo’s brother to build a house and they bought a bicycle to carry our eggs to our customers. 

He also added that without family at heart and working together it is hard for an egg production business to grow and yield profits.


However, when asked what advice the family could give to new farmers, they said “they should come see what we have achieved and we will teach them how to take care of the layers and they should also make sure that they have enough maize to mix with concentrates because these birds eat a lot.”

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