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In Taka village, Kaduna State, farming is a tradition passed down through the generations. Kauna John was born into this, enjoyed the proceeds, and, when she was old enough, she engaged in the existing tradition. Yet she found it exhausting and noticed that, despite the time and resources spent, the yield and sales were barely enough to sustain the family. As a daughter born and raised on the farm in Taka, Dutsen Wai Ward, in Kubau LGA of Kaduna State, Kauna watched her parents work the land, cultivating and planting grains in the same way generations before them had. She learned to love farming, but she also saw how difficult it was to make a good living from it. As the climate worsened each year and yields continued to decline, Kauna saw an urgent need to try something new.