After Welile Gumede graduated from the university, she could not find a job, despite having a dental and chemical engineering qualification.
The KwaZulu-Natal woman then decided to plant her seeds to success.
She went from using a child support grant, to starting a now multimillion-rand tomato tunnel farm.
Within two years, her tomato tunnel farm in Madundube evolved from a small startup to a booming agricultural business worth more than R5-million.
While she was heavily pregnant and jobless, she was desperate to make an income.
“I needed to think outside the box. There were these tunnels outside my home village. They weren’t used. I kept asking myself, what are these things for? I started doing research and learned everything on YouTube.”
Gumede employs 13 workers on the farm.
She said women should always strive towards cultivating their dreams.
Moreover, this should be a source of encouragement for fresh graduates who are worried about not getting a job after through search.
Fresh graduates can harness their skills and make the most out of it. And like what Gumede mentioned, thinking out of the box would go a long way in generating an income.
