Top emerging farmer bets on Bonsmaras
“With Bonsmaras, I can produce quality weaners that are attractive to the market,” says Desmond Siteti, who runs 75 commercial breeding female animals on the 500ha mixed-veld farm, Tower Hill, near Makhanda in the Eastern Cape. “Correct genetics is everything; I’m serious about quality rather than quantity.”
Achieving genetic progress in a livestock enterprise requires a long-term vision.
“When breeding livestock you must be patient; it’s a journey without an immediate destination,” says Siteti. “You can never relax and must be dedicated to improving genetic quality.”
An integral part of this vision for Siteti was to commit to work in the mining sector of Gauteng for almost four decades to be able to acquire top genetics for his livestock initiative back
