‘Selling mangoes made me buoyant’

This enterprising woman, Malama ‘Yar Anti, fondly referred called “Mai Mango,” said she has profited fully from buying and selling of farm produce, especially mango, for twenty five years.She said buoyancy, enterprise, self-employment and contententment made her a favourite among her family members and peer group.She said the late Major Barakallahu has transformed them from […]

This enterprising woman, Malama ‘Yar Anti, fondly referred called “Mai Mango,” said she has profited fully from buying and selling of farm produce, especially mango, for twenty five years.
She said buoyancy, enterprise, self-employment and contententment made her a favourite among her family members and peer group.
She said the late Major Barakallahu has transformed them from being just sit-down-and-look people and gossipers into hard working women.
She said that her husband started the trading before he invited her to join in the lucrative trading of the fruits, selling to motorists and other passers-by from far and near.
‘Yar Anti said she has achieved a lot personally, helping her family and two children to attend school without the fear of paying for their school.
She said the types of mangoes she trades in are the big hybrid and the convention African small one namely: Tommy, Apple, Peter, Julie, Hybrid-Julie, Binta-Sugar, Paparanda, Alphonso, Bakin-Aku, Cameroon, Dapson, and German, etc.
On what is her favourite mango, she said she likes Apple-Mango, Tommy, Dapson and Julie.
She said that they don’t lose in the trade as they buy both ripe and unripe mangoes, adding that people going far will buy the unripe one, while those around Kaduna used to buy either ripe or unripe ones to sale or for personal consumption.
Malama ‘Yar-Anti said all the women trading in the front of Major Bazza’s farm house have been living peacefully, without any rancour or gossiping.
She proudly said that they have buyers even from Abuja who come and buy different types of mangoes for use during events, and for sale in hotels and big shops.  
She boasted that even the highly placed in the society park and buy her mangoes or send their aides to buy for them.
She said dealers bring fruits to them from farm owners around Kaduna International Airport and beyond, adding that they sometimes sell guava when the mango season ends.
She said they also trade in yams, tomatoes and vegetables before a new mango season sets in again.
‘Yar Anti said she used to prepare good food for her family from the profit she makes, revealing her happiness with her business.
‘Yar Anti Barakallahu said, however, that they are surprised of the global environmental changes where mango trees now bear fruits before the rainy season.
She said that situation baffles them, adding they make more sales during the rainy season as that is when many customers buy the seasonal fruits.