Four Cobs on One Stalk

At 65, Karba Mohamad, a father of 13 from Dabaibayawa Ward, Batagarawa LGA, has farmed since childhood. Despite years of experience, inconsistent seed quality and rising input costs limited his dry-season potential.

Through the WFP-supported Resilience Project implemented by LHI and funded by FCDO, Karba received improved maize and tomato seeds, fertilizer and technical guidance.

"A rayuwata ban taba ganin masara mai kwaya hudu a jiki daya ba." (In my lifetime, I have never seen maize with four cobs on one stalk.)

He anticipates at least ten additional bags of maize this season and has already sold four baskets of tomatoes while maintaining household consumption.

"Noman rani yana sa ka girbi sau biyu maimakon zama babu aiki." (Dry-season farming allows you to harvest twice instead of remaining idle.)

Karba's thriving farm now serves as a learning point for neighbouring farmers.

From Cultivating Resilience, Vol. 1.