Uunona finds success in poultry farming
Lahja Nashuuta From sleeping in the same room with five chicks to running a growing poultry business with thousands of birds, Oshakati-based poultry farmer Gustaf Uunona says determination and hard work changed his life. Uunona is the co-founder of Okahuhwa Poultry Farming, a business established in 2013 with five members. The project focuses on chicken... The post Uunona finds success in poultry farming appeared first on New Era .
Lahja Nashuuta From sleeping in the same room with five chicks to running a growing poultry business with thousands of birds, Oshakati-based poultry farmer Gustaf Uunona says determination and hard work changed his life. Uunona is the co-founder of Okahuhwa Poultry Farming, a business established in 2013 with five members. The project focuses on chicken production, chicks, quails, guinea fowls, ducks and doves, mainly for meat and egg production.
The business also supplies chicks to upcoming small-scale farmers. In an interview with New Era, Uunona shared how his journey started while he was employed as a security guard at G4S. “I only started with five chicks.
It was very difficult because I did not have money to build a proper chicken house. I kept the chicks in boxes, and we slept together in my room,” he recalled. Humble beginning Uunona said his passion for poultry farming was inspired by a successful farmer from Omaalala, Salome Petrus, who encouraged and guided him.
“She inspired me a lot. I kept asking her how to become successful in poultry farming, and she kept teaching me,” he said. Without enough money for proper materials, Uunona collected discarded pallets, plastics and nets to build his first chicken shelter at the village.