In Kebbi State, Umaru Zanda, a cassava farmer in Augie Local Government Area, lost two-thirds of his expected harvest in 2023 after buying what he thought was improved hybrid seeds from a local supplier.
His yield reduced from 30 bags per hectare to just 10, leaving him unable to repay his bank loan.
“I applied fertilizer conformably, did the weeding and even early planting, but the seeds let me down,” he said.
“As a result, I was in debt. I could not repay the loan I borrowed from a bank.”
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