Adamu
A loan of $475 helps to access quality farm inputs and services.
Adamu's story
Adamu is 60 years of age and lives with his family in an ordinary mud house in a small village in Kaduna state.
In his community, farming is the primary occupation, and like many diligent smallholders, Adamu dreams of expanding his farm business. Due to a lack of access to quality inputs, it has become difficult for farmers like Adamu to achieve high yields to make a higher income.
Luckily, as a Babban Gona member, Adamu will because of this loan be provided with higher-yielding seeds that are locally adapted and are widely accepted in his local community. He will also have the recommended pesticides and fertilizers based on the results of his field assessment. This will enable him to optimize his yield, thereby attaining yields of up to two times the national average in Nigeria.
With lenders’ support to grow his farming business, Adamu is looking forward to a bountiful harvest. He plans to use the profits from this season’s harvest to open an agro dealer shop, pay his children's school fees, buy more nutritious foods, pay healthcare bills, and buy books and uniforms for his children.