{"id":266137,"date":"2025-09-22T13:28:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/young-farmers-hop-into-profitable-rabbit-farming-business\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T13:29:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:29:35","slug":"young-farmers-hop-into-profitable-rabbit-farming-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/young-farmers-hop-into-profitable-rabbit-farming-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Young farmers hop into profitable rabbit farming business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Zimbini Nodize (23), founder of the Sli &amp; Mbini Cooperative from Corana locality in Mthatha, confirmed that their group of young farmers specialise in rabbit farming in order to make a living. At present, they have 169 rabbits, including kits (baby rabbits).<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nodize shared that her aunt, Nomfundo Ngquze (69), was diagnosed with a heart condition, and the doctor advised her to avoid certain foods, such as red meat. After researching alternatives, her aunt discovered that rabbit meat is beneficial for her health condition.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;She then decided to buy two rabbits: a buck (male rabbit) and a doe (female rabbit). We started selling rabbits to generate income, but it has not been easy because many people are not well-informed about the benefits of rabbit meat. It is even harder to convince them, so we try to sell in town, and most of our customers come from a WhatsApp group of farmers,&#8221; explained Zimbini.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" data-attachment-id=\"266139\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/young-farmers-hop-into-profitable-rabbit-farming-business\/img-20250908-wa0122_29512-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250908-WA0122_29512-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG-20250908-WA0122_29512\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250908-WA0122_29512-1-768x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/komani-karoo.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250908-WA0122_29512-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266139\" style=\"width:256px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250908-WA0122_29512-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250908-WA0122_29512-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250908-WA0122_29512-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the founders of Sli &amp;Mbini Cooperative Zimbini Nodize (23) from Corana locality holding one of the rabbits they are selling. 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