PROTECT YOUR LEGACY WITH GOOD PLANNING

Father and son, Futeng and Lengau Mothiane started farming on Kaalfontein Farm outside Heilbron in the Free State in 2012. Futeng had left his family farm in Qwaqwa where he and his father had farmed vegetables since the 1980s. Futeng, a second-generation farmer, grew up in a farming family in Clarens, a town that lies at the foot of the Maluti mountains in the eastern Free State. He ultimately left the family farm to start farming and create a legacy of his own with his son, Lengau.

According to Futeng a good succession plan is important for the continuity and sustainability of family-run businesses. This was not well executed in the case of his family. “I’m trying to correct this mistake with the next generation.”

He has been working with his son, Lengau, since 2012, grooming him to take over the farm when he retires. The plan, according to Futeng, is to grow the family business so that it can take care of the family for generations to come.

Futeng’s grandfather worked on farms and taught his son (Futeng’s father) all he knew about farming.