Eggsellent: Navigating a commercial layer farming business

About this episode

Lebo Mashigo discusses her journey from a backyard egg-selling business to a commercial layer farm and the challenges faced along the way.

In this episode of Farmer’s Inside Track, we speak to Lebo Mashigo, founder of Eggsellent, a commercial layer farm that started as a small backyard egg-selling business and has since grown into a 15 000-bird operation, with plans to expand to 30 000. Lebo shares how she turned personal necessity into a thriving agribusiness, the impact of Covid-19 on demand, and how funding, mentorship, and continuous learning supported her growth. She also reflects on key challenges, including land access, compliance, and scaling a rural-based operation.

People in this episode

Guest: Lebo Mashigo

Topics covered

• commercial layer farming
• agribusiness
• Covid-19 impact
• funding
• mentorship
• scaling operations

Keywords

• layer farming
• agribusiness
• Covid-19
• funding
• mentorship
• land access
• compliance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eggsellent

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