Beyond the Rains: Kano Farmers Weigh the Promise of Reliable Water.
Turning those opportunities into dependable livelihoods will require sustained training, effective maintenance and fair access to Better access to irrigation and roads is opening possibilities for farming communities in Kano.
They wanted to keep farming after the rains, but their ambitions depended on how much water they could save.
“We always had the desire to farm, but we lacked the means,” Haruna said.
When the rainy season was poor, dry-season cultivation could become impossible. The consequences extended beyond an unplanted field: fewer opportunities to work, fewer crops to sell, and another period of uncertainty before the next rains. Now, Haruna describes a different experience. Water reaches the farms without the need to run a generator.
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