Strategic financing spurs young smallholder farmers to expand
A 25-year-old smallholder farmer at Saala in the Gushiegu District of the Northern Region, Abdulai Yakubu, saw remarkable growth in his maize and soybean production thanks to affordable financing support. As a member of the Saala-based Wumpini Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA), Yakubu doubled his maize and soybean cultivation area from one acre to two acres in the 2022 production season, showcasing the positive impact of accessible financial resources on smallholder farmers. Seven years prior, he had only cultivated half an acre each of soybean and maize. Like many farmers in hard-to-reach communities in northern Ghana, a lack of...
