Harvesting Prosperity Twice a Year

Jafaro Baro, a 44-year-old father of nine from Katsina LGA, has transformed his farming through improved seeds and training from the WFP/LHI project.

Previously limited by poor seeds and low yields, he now uses high-quality cabbage and tomato seeds that mature in just 60 days, compared to 80 days previously, allowing two harvests in the time of one.

"Wannan irin da aka ba mu yana girma cikin kwanaki sittin kacal." (This new seed matures in just sixty days.)

His cabbages are larger and healthier, selling for ₦500 to ₦600 each compared to ₦175 to ₦200 before. Buyers now come directly to his farm, and he returns home with money daily.

"Yanzu babu rana da zan koma gida babu kudi a hannu na." (Now there is no day I return home without money in my hand.)

With improved practices and strategic mono-cropping, Jafaro expects to double his seasonal income, a powerful example of how quality inputs and training build resilience.

From Cultivating Resilience, Vol. 1.