Balarabe

Balarabe is married and lives in a humble mud house with his wife, children, and mother in a small village in Kaduna, Nigeria. Farming is the primary occupation within his community, and like many motivated smallholder farmers, he dreams of expanding his farming business.

Balarabe is seeking a loan to buy high-quality seeds, fertilizers, and herbicides for the planting season to enable him to double last year’s yield and consequently increase his income. Due to the increase in security risks and the increasing costs of inputs, Balarabe is requesting an increased loan to help account for his increased working costs, which in turn would produce enough profit for him to build a better house for his family.

With support from lenders to grow his farming business, Balarabe looks forward to a generous harvest and feels more empowered to expand his maize farming operations, thereby becoming a successful farmer.