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26-year-old goes into farming, succeeds after he could not get this internship (photos)

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– Phathutshedzo Marvelous Madula struggled to find an engineering internship that stood between him and his qualification for four years

– The frustrated 26-year-old nearly lost all hope until he decided to go back to his roots

– Madula took a look at how he grew up and bought seedlings with a small amount of money

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We all make plans for our futures but sometimes they just don’t pan out. Phathutshedzo Marvelous Madula wanted to be an electrical engineer and he completed a course at a TVET college to make the dream a reality.

However, he needed to secure an internship in order to obtain the qualification. For four years, the 26-year-old struggled to find an internship – or even a job for that matter.

Demotivated, the young man had to reassess everything he had planned and one day, while taking a stroll through the village he grew up in, Madula was reminded about his upbringing. He said:

“Without any reservation, I started bought seedlings with the little money I had and started planting ‘to get mind off things.’ I was ashamed of it at first, thinking what will people say but as time went by, I fell in love with I was doing and I got to spent more time planting.”

Before long, the small garden he has started with turned into hectares of land and Madula now had the opportunity to succeed as a farmer.

However, he knew it would be a difficult task to take on by himself and decided to get partners. Madula and four other young people – including Mpfariseni Beauty Rasimphi, who he met at the Vhembe TVET College – ventured into agro-processing.

Madula and Rasimphi, along with Mathalise khumbudzo, Mathalise Mukovhe and Khaphathe mukovhe, started selling various vegetables and he was amazed over the success they had experienced in such a short time.

Exclusive: Man, 26, becomes farmer after failing to secure internship

A group of young people are making a mark in the agriculture industry and their hustle started when one man had trouble getting an internship. Photo: Supplied.

Source: UGC

In order to branch out, Rasimphi suggested that they expand their business and it led to the group creating a locally-grown and produced chilli sauce.

Madula told Legit.ng that they are currently renting a farm and hope to one day own the land themselves. He said:

“In the future we wish to have our own farm and access to market. Now we are renting a farm and there is a shortage of water.”

Exclusive: Man, 26, becomes farmer after failing to secure internship

A group of young people took matters into their own hands when they failed to secure jobs and now they are running a flourishing agriculture business. Photo: Supplied.

Source: UGC

Although they are already doing an amazing job, Madula said they had to overcome several obstacles, including using the little money they had to buy seedlings, fertilizer and other chemicals.

Despite the difficulties they have faced and the ones they are yet to overcome, the 26-year-old entrepreneur hopes to inspire other young people to venture into the world of farming.

“Young people can do more if given a chance,” he said, adding they should rise up, get out of their comfort zones and “humble themselves” through working with their hands.

He concluded:

“The more youth in agriculture the more food is secured.”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that for Eke William Chibuzor, a Nigerian graduate, farming is the real deal as he succeeded in the profession despite discouragement.

Eke is a double degree holder: graduated from Federal Polytechnic Nekede where he studied business administration and management at both OND and HND levels and also read business management at Imo State University in 2016.

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