THE passion of eco-village farming has led Luvo Khamtshe (31) of Port St Johns to embark on rabbit farming.
Besides being a rabbit farmer, Khamtshe is also a bee-keeper.
He said that to do this kind of farming is not easy, it needs a lot of funding, and he struggles financially.
“I’ve read about rabbit farming since I wanted to do eco-village farming, but I ended up choosing this path which is not easy. I got four of them in Port Shepstone, and I sold them. I then went to Pietermaritzburg and did a course with the aim of learning more about rabbits. After that I bought 20. I ended up owning 200 of them, but decided to downsize to 28 because there is no funding and I am using my own money to buy feed for them,” said Khamtshe.
He added that he had tried several ways to ask for donations, but failed.
According to him, people who are buying these rabbits are mostly tourists who visit Port St Johns. Khamtshe confirmed he now wants to focus on being a bee-keeper for the time being.
“I used to work with my brother, but he passed away last month and now I am working alone, because I do not have enough money to pay other people.”
According to him, if he could get funding he would be able to create job opportunities for others.
