Yusuf

Yusuf is a farmer from the rural area of Kastina, a state in northern Nigeria, where he grows maize to support his wife and five children. Maize farming is the primary occupation within his community, and, like many other farmers in his community, the income he earns is not enough to enhance the standard of living of his family.

With Babban Gona, Yusuf will get access to high-quality inputs and increased farming services which will enable him to increase his yields and farm more sustainably as a result of training programs. His fertilizer training, for example, will focus on micro-dosing fertilizers to reduce their environmental impact whilst increasing yields. Yusuf anticipates 40 bags/hectare from this year's harvest, which is double the national Nigerian average.

Yusuf is requesting a loan to buy better-yielding seeds, fertilizers, and other important agricultural inputs that will improve his operations and boost his yield, enabling him to generate earnings of up to two times the average Nigerian farmer's annual income. He plans to use the profits he earns from his harvest to purchase additional farmland for a bigger harvest next season, pay his children's school fees, and send all his children to school.