Isah

Isah is a maize farmer who is 36 years old. He lives in the rural area of Kaduna, a state in northern Nigeria, with his wife and 5+ children. Maize farming is the primary occupation within his community. Like many other farmers in his community, the income he earns from cultivating is not sustainable enough to enhance his family's standard of living.

With Babban Gona, Isah will get access to high-quality inputs and increased farming services which will enable him to increase his yields. He will be able to 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. He anticipates 40 bags/hectare from this year's harvest, which is double the national Nigerian average of 20bags/hectare.

He is requesting a loan to buy better-yielding seeds, fertilizers, and other important agricultural inputs that will improve his farming operations and boost his yield, enabling him to generate earnings of up to two times the average Nigerian farmer's annual income. Isah plans to use the profits he earns from his harvest to buy more nutritious food for him and his family and send all his children to school.