Kano Farmers Embrace Year-Round Farming as New Irrigation Projects Bring Hope Beyond Rainy Season

Farmers in Kano State are beginning to explore year-round cultivation as improved irrigation systems and road infrastructure create new opportunities for agricultural production, although questions remain about long-term maintenance, equitable access to water and the profitability of additional harvests.For Faruku Musa Haruna and other farmers in Kumfada, farming beyond the rainy season was once a difficult ambition.