‘37-yr-old dry season farming has changed my life’

Speaking with the reporter, he said “I started farming here since 1978.“I cultivate tomatoes and cabbage in the dry season and rice during the raining season.”He pointed his finger to areas he has cultivated.The old man, a father of nine, told the reporter that 37 years of his engagement in dry season farming helped him […]

Speaking with the reporter, he said “I started farming here since 1978.
“I cultivate tomatoes and cabbage in the dry season and rice during the raining season.”
He pointed his finger to areas he has cultivated.
The old man, a father of nine, told the reporter that 37 years of his engagement in dry season farming helped him tremendously in providing education to his children, some of whom, he said, are graduates.
He created a small water reservoir in the area to supply the farm with water.
Apart from the tomatoes and cabbage he cultivates, he is also into Irish potatoes, pepper, and green beans.
But clearly, age is no longer on Ndaw’s side and he needs assistance.
“I am getting older now. I don’t have the strength again. Fertiliser is my major challenge here. I want to expand but absence of input such as fertiliser and seed remain an issue. I wish government can assist me. Things are getting difficult these days.”
Ndaw has problem with his farm this year as a result of pest invasion of his farm.
Despite that, he is optimistic of recording good harvest, as usual, from the farm.
“Whatever happens, I thank God, he added.”
He called on government, at all levels, to assist farmers, adding that agriculture can provide employment to Nigerians.
“I have been in this for long, and I can tell you that 37 years of dry season farming has changed my life. I wish I could do more than what I am doing today, but I don’t have the strength any more. What I need now is inputs support.